The way in which IT resources and services are being provisioned is currently in flux. Advances in distributed systems technology have allowed for the provi- sioning of services on an unprecedented scale and with increasing flexibility. At the same time, business and academia have started to embrace a model wherein third-party services that can be acquired with minimal service provider interac- tion replace or complement those that are managed internally. Organizations have only started to grasp the economic implications of this evolution. As a global market for infrastructure, platform, and software services emerges, the need to understand and deal with these implications is quickly growing. In addition, a multitude of new challenges arise. These are inherently multidisciplinary and relate to aspects such as the operation and structure of the service market, trust, the alignment of cost, revenue and quality-related objectives when taking on a service consumer or provider role, and the creation of innovative business models and value chains. The 9th International Conference on Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems, and Services, which has been held in Berlin, brought together researchers and practitioners in the areas of economics, business administration, and computer science who have thoroughly investigated the economics-related issues and so- lutions associated with these developments and challenges. This volume collects the detailed reports on their findings.
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Li, W., Tordsson, J., & Elmroth, E. (2012). Economics of Grids, Clouds, Systems, and Services. (K. Vanmechelen, J. Altmann, & O. F. Rana, Eds.) (Vol. 7150, pp. 120–134). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28675-9
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