Multi-agent system spproach for trustworthy cloud service discovery

Abstract

Accessing the advantages of cloud computing, requires that a prospective user has proper access to trustworthy cloud services. It is a strenuous and laborious task to find resources and services in a heterogeneous network such as cloud environment. The cloud computing paradigm being a form of distributed system with a complex collection of computing resources from different domains with different regulatory policies but having a lot of values could enhance the mode of computing. But a monolithic approach to cloud service discovery cannot support the requirements of cloud environment effectively. This study proposed a distributive approach for discovering trustworthy cloud services with the use of Multi-Agents System for ensuring intelligent cloud service discovery. Simulations were conducted using CloudAnalyst and the results revealed that extending the Multi-Agents System approach by integrating trust into the process of cloud service discovery enhances the quality of service in respect of response time and scalability. Furthermore, the comparative analysis of the Multi-Agents System approach for cloud service discovery to monolithic approach showed that it is highly efficient, and highly flexible for trustworthy cloud service discovery.