#3-edu Information and simulation model for evaluation of cloud server workload in the process of planning scientific activities at the university
Abstract:
The development of distance education is recognized as one of the key areas of educational programs in the world. It implies a wide introduction of progressive information technologies into the educational process. The most efficient virtual space of a higher education institution is cloud technology, which is a promising area for providing distance
[...] Load More learning in universities. As the systems are being operated, the requirements to technical means are constantly increasing, which is related to the need to build up the knowledge data bases as components of a training system. Knowledge data bases themselves require qualified maintenance and continuous testing of the load in order to ensure a high-quality educational process in case of a large number of users. The purpose of this study was to develop an information and simulation model for diagnosing the cloud service workload within the university educational process. The object of the study was cloud ERP-hosting, implemented in the educational process to conduct seminars (Corporate Information Systems and Information Management Systems) for 4-year IT students. Structural and functional modeling was used to substantiate the algorithm and system of parameters for planning the educational process and computer class equipment for the use of ERP, CPM and CRM software servers. The paper establishes main conditions and limitations of the educational process for students with the use of information systems based on differences in time parameters of individual characteristics of students, the performance of the ERP server, the number of students using the software service simultaneously during the execution of tasks, the speed of the server, and the use of resources only server systems of different vendors. AnyLogic 7 software has been used to develop an information and simulation model of assessment and diagnostics of cloud service workload in the course of practical classes for the specified academic disciplines. Two pedagogical experiments were carried out to test the use of the developed mathematical model of ERP-system workload from different vendors in the process of training students in the cloud service. The results obtained in this study have practical value and can be useful in planning the educational process in higher education system not only for distance learning, but also for training IT students.
Keywords: cloud server, learning process, university, workload, students, planning
Date of publication: February 2026 / Deadline: 24 October 2025
Journal title: available for those who has paid.
Region of the journal publication: Asia.
Scientific field: Social Sciences.
Indexing of the journal: Scopus (Q2); WoS (Emerging Sources Citation Index).