Models for Efficient Data Replication in Cloud Computing Datacenters

Cloud computing is a computing model where users access ICT services and resources without regard to where the services are hosted. Communication resources often become a bottleneck in service provisioning for many cloud applications. Therefore, data replication which brings data (e.g., databases) closer to data consumers (e.g., cloud applications) is seen as a promising solution. In this paper, we present models for energy consumption and bandwidth demand of database access in cloud computing datacenter. In addition, we propose an energy efficient replication strategy based on the proposed models, which results in improved Quality of Service (QoS) with reduced communication delays. The evaluation results obtained with extensive simulations help to unveil performance and energy efficiency tradeoffs and guide the design of future data replication solutions.