Evaluating the Applicability of Cloud Computing Enterprises in Support of the Next Generation of Modeling and Simulation Architectures

Traditional computing employs client/server architectures where the client software can issue service requests to the server. Cloud computing offers the ability to transparently provide computing services remotely to users through the Internet, freeing them of the burdens associated with managing computing resources and facilities. In order to fully exploit the benefits of computing and network progress, the simulation community must identify and resolve the challenges of distributing the next generation of modeling and simulation architectures among cloud computing enterprises.