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Using context switches for VM scaling. / Hadley, James; Roedig, Utz; Elkhatib, Yehia.
2016. Poster session presented at 35th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, Las Vegas, United States.

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Hadley, J, Roedig, U & Elkhatib, Y 2016, 'Using context switches for VM scaling', 35th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, Las Vegas, United States, 9/12/16 - 11/12/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/PCCC.2016.7820599

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Hadley, J., Roedig, U., & Elkhatib, Y. (2016). Using context switches for VM scaling. Poster session presented at 35th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, Las Vegas, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PCCC.2016.7820599

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Hadley J, Roedig U, Elkhatib Y. Using context switches for VM scaling. 2016. Poster session presented at 35th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, Las Vegas, United States. doi: 10.1109/PCCC.2016.7820599

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Hadley, James ; Roedig, Utz ; Elkhatib, Yehia. / Using context switches for VM scaling. Poster session presented at 35th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference, Las Vegas, United States.2 p.

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