Server farm site selection using green computing criteria

This paper considers the server farm site selection problem in cloud computing. The factors considered in the site selection include economic, environmental and social issues. This paper presents a multiple criteria decision making model for solving the server farm selection problem with green computing criteria by using a variable neighborhood search heuristic. The results illustrate both robustness and attractiveness of this solution approach.

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