TY - JOUR T1 - Load Balancing Algorithm a Comparative Study in Cloud Environment Computing AU - Kalekuri, Manjusha AU - Ramchand H. Rao, Kolasani JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 13 IS - 11 SP - 3935 EP - 3941 PY - 2018 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2018.3935.3941 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.3935.3941 KW - load balancing KW -Cloud computing KW -scheduling criteria KW -load balancing KW -resource scheduling KW -Service Level Agreement (SLA) AB - Cloud computing is a new trend emerging in IT environment with huge requirements of infrastructure and resources. Load balancing is an important aspect of cloud computing environment. Efficient load balancing scheme ensures efficient resource utilization by provisioning of resources to cloud user’s on-demand basis in pay-as-you-say-manner. Load balancing may even support prioritizing users by applying appropriate scheduling criteria. This study presents various load balancing schemes in different cloud environment based on requirements specified in Service Level Agreement (SLA). ER -