Abstract

LOPEZ HUNG, Eduardo  and  JOA TRIAY, Lai Gen. Game theory applied to the acquisition of computing resources. RCIM [online]. 2017, vol.9, n.2, pp. 98-107. ISSN 1684-1859.

In administration, two types of decision-making problems can be presented: those that are solved in conditions of certainty, that is, free of risk when opting for a solution, and those that depend on the probability of occurrence of events to be able to make a decision. In the last case, problems of decision-making in conditions of conflict, known as game theory, appear with great regularity; such as the purchase of computing resources, in which the decision to invest in one resource and not in another acquires greater relevance, due to its high prices and its high demand in any branch of society. In the Faculty of Technology of the University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba, the process of purchasing these resources was modeled through this theory, as it did not count with scientifically proved options until that moment, which reported the greatest benefit when purchasing them whatever the computing platform. Therefore, the objective of this work was to determine from the linear programming approach, and specifically the Games Theory, the optimal strategy that, under certain conditions, allows conducting the process of acquisition of computing resources. As a result, an optimal solution was obtained, which recommended investing only in hardware for workstations, and in hardware and network components; which would guarantee the best form of adaptation of the resources invested, no matter what the computing platform.

Keywords : computing resources; game theory; linear programming; decision theory; applied mathematics.

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