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Cloud Computing

Principles, Systems and Applications

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Nick Antonopoulos

    1. , School of Computing, University Derby, Derby, United Kingdom

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  2. Lee Gillam

    1. Dept. Computing, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

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  • Includes a Preface by Professor Mark Baker of the University of Reading, UK
  • Presents the principles, techniques, protocols and algorithms that can be adapted from other distributed computing paradigms to the development of successful Clouds
  • Elaborates the economic schemes needed for Clouds to become viable business models

Part of the book series: Computer Communications and Networks (CCN)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Cloud Base

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Tools and Technologies for Building Clouds

      • Hai Jin, Shadi Ibrahim, Tim Bell, Li Qi, Haijun Cao, Song Wu et al.
      Pages 3-20

    3. A Taxonomy, Survey, and Issues of Cloud Computing Ecosystems

      • Bhaskar Prasad Rimal, Eunmi Choi, Ian Lumb
      Pages 21-46

    4. Towards a Taxonomy for Cloud Computing from an e-Science Perspective

      • Daniel de Oliveira, Fernanda Araujo Baião, Marta Mattoso
      Pages 47-62

    5. Examining Cloud Computing from the Perspective of Grid and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work

      • Jinlei Jiang, Guangwen Yang
      Pages 63-76

    6. Overview of Cloud Standards

      • Anand Govindarajan, Lakshmanan
      Pages 77-89

  3. Cloud Seeding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Open and Interoperable Clouds: The Cloud@Home Way

      • Vincenzo D. Cunsolo, Salvatore Distefano, Antonio Puliafito, Marco Scarpa
      Pages 93-111

    3. A Peer-to-Peer Framework for Supporting MapReduce Applications in Dynamic Cloud Environments

      • Fabrizio Marozzo, Domenico Talia, Paolo Trunfio
      Pages 113-125

    4. Enhanced Network Support for Scalable Computing Clouds

      • Francesco Pamieri, Silvio Pardi
      Pages 127-144

    5. YML-PC: A Reference Architecture Based on Workflow for Building Scientific Private Clouds

      • Ling Shang, Serge Petiton, Nahid Emad, Xiaolin Yang
      Pages 145-162

    6. An Efficient Framework for Running Applications on Clusters, Grids, and Clouds

      • Brian Amedro, Françoise Baude, Denis Caromel, Christian Delbé, Imen Filali, Fabrice Huet et al.
      Pages 163-178

    7. Resource Management for Hybrid Grid and Cloud Computing

      • Simon Ostermann, Radu Prodan, Thomas Fahringer
      Pages 179-194

    8. Peer-to-Peer Cloud Provisioning: Service Discovery and Load-Balancing

      • Rajiv Ranjan, Liang Zhao, Xiaomin Wu, Anna Liu, Andres Quiroz, Manish Parashar
      Pages 195-217

    9. Mixing Grids and Clouds: High-Throughput Science Using the Nimrod Tool Family

      • Blair Bethwaite, David Abramson, Fabian Bohnert, Slavisa Garic, Colin Enticott, Tom Peachey
      Pages 219-237

  4. Cloud Breaks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. Cloud Compliance: A Framework for Using Cloud Computing in a Regulated World

      • Shawn R. Chaput, Katarina Ringwood
      Pages 241-255

    3. Cloud Computing – Data Confidentiality and Interoperability Challenges

      • Fabrizio Gagliardi, Silvana Muscella
      Pages 257-270

    4. Security Issues to Cloud Computing

      • Cyril Onwubiko
      Pages 271-288
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About this book

Cloud computing continues to emerge as a subject of substantial industrial and academic interest. Although the meaning and scope of “cloud computing” continues to be debated, the current notion of clouds blurs the distinctions between grid services, web services, and data centers, among other areas. Clouds also bring considerations of lowering the cost for relatively bursty applications to the fore. Cloud Computing: Principles, Systems and Applications is an essential reference/guide that provides thorough and timely examination of the services, interfaces and types of applications that can be executed on cloud-based systems. The book identifies and highlights state-of-the-art techniques and methods for designing cloud systems, presents mechanisms and schemes for linking clouds to economic activities, and offers balanced coverage of all related technologies that collectively contribute towards the realization of cloud computing. With an emphasis on the conceptual and systemic links between cloud computing and other distributed computing approaches, this text also addresses the practical importance of efficiency, scalability, robustness and security as the four cornerstones of quality of service. Topics and features: explores the relationship of cloud computing to other distributed computing paradigms, namely peer-to-peer, grids, high performance computing and web services; presents the principles, techniques, protocols and algorithms that can be adapted from other distributed computing paradigms to the development of successful clouds; includes a Foreword by Professor Mark Baker of the University of Reading, UK; examines current cloud-practical applications and highlights early deployment experiences; elaborates the economic schemes needed for clouds to become viable business models. This book will serve as a comprehensive reference for researchers and students engaged in cloud computing. Professional system architects, technical managers, and IT consultantswill also find this unique text a practical guide to the application and delivery of commercial cloud services. Prof. Nick Antonopoulos is Head of the School of Computing, University of Derby, UK. Dr. Lee Gillam is a Lecturer in the Department of Computing at the University of Surrey, UK.

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“Readers who are interested in the basics of cloud computing will like this collection … . Basically, it provides a general audience with the fundamentals of a new computing and networking paradigm. … this book is valuable because it tackles all of the relevant elements of the concept.” (Piotr Cholda, ACM Computing Reviews, March, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , School of Computing, University Derby, Derby, United Kingdom

    Nick Antonopoulos

  • Dept. Computing, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

    Lee Gillam

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