@inproceedings{c1ce291cd7d148a5998b8bdd089351b0,
title = "Scale up vs. scale out in cloud storage and graph processing systems",
abstract = "Deployers of cloud storage and iterative processing systems typically have to deal with either dollar budget constraints or throughput requirements. This paper examines the question of whether such cloud storage and iterative processing systems are more cost-efficient when scheduled on a COTS (scale out) cluster or a single beefy (scale up) machine. We experimentally evaluate two systems: 1) a distributed key-value store (Cassandra), and 2) a distributed graph processing system (GraphLab). Our studies reveal scenarios where each option is preferable over the other. We provide recommendations for deployers of such systems to decide between scale up vs. scale out, as a function of their dollar or throughput constraints. Our results indicate that there is a need for adaptive scheduling in heterogeneous clusters containing scale up and scale out nodes.",
author = "Wenting Wang and Le Xu and Indranil Gupta",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 2015 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering, IC2E 2015 ; Conference date: 09-03-2015 Through 12-03-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1109/IC2E.2015.55",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering, IC2E 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "428--433",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2015 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering, IC2E 2015",
address = "United States",
}