Cloud-based modeling & simulation: introducing the distributed simulation layer

Many applications including Modeling and Simulation packages require automatic resource allocation and scalability features found in most cloud infrastructures. However, this comes at a usually high cost of investment from small, medium or even large enterprises. The technology gets more complicated when demand exceeds the supply of the needed computing resources while serving end-users at the optimum quality of service (QoS) such as performance, security, reliability, and interoperability. This research proposed a new cloud architecture with Distributed Simulation Layer atop the Microservice-based Cloud Application-level Dynamic Orchestration (MiCADO) framework. It will allow geographically distributed models with access to the high-performance computing resources needed for automatic scalability. The paper also talks about the simulation model interoperability standards suitable for making the new architecture widely adaptable.