Overview
- Includes review questions, hands-on exercises, study activities and discussion topics throughout the text
- Describes the key technologies involved in cloud computing, and demonstrates the approaches used to build cloud computing infrastructures
- Explores the use of cloud computing in business environments
Part of the book series: Computer Communications and Networks (CCN)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Cloud Computing Fundamentals
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Technological Context
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Business Context
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About this book
Topics and features: includes review questions, hands-on exercises, study activities and discussion topics throughout the text; demonstrates the approaches used to build cloud computing infrastructures; reviews the social, economic, and political aspects of the on-going growth in cloud computing use; discusses legal and security concerns in cloud computing; examines techniques for the appraisal of financial investment into cloud computing; identifies areas for further research within this rapidly-moving field.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Hill (Univ. of Derby, UK) and fellow UK academics provide a comprehensive overview of cloud computing. After reading their book, audiences will be well informed about topics … and the kinds of applications that are well suited for cloud computing. … As this is a book about the technology, it is best suited for business managers and others considering cloud computing for its strategic aspects. … Summing Up: Recommended. Business and computer science collections serving upper-division undergraduates and above; general readers.” (F. H. Wild III, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Guide to Cloud Computing
Book Subtitle: Principles and Practice
Authors: Richard Hill, Laurie Hirsch, Peter Lake, Siavash Moshiri
Series Title: Computer Communications and Networks
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4603-2
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-4602-5Published: 20 November 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5828-8Published: 14 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-4603-2Published: 28 November 2012
Series ISSN: 1617-7975
Series E-ISSN: 2197-8433
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 278
Topics: Computer System Implementation, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Data Structures, Programming Techniques, Data Storage Representation, Cryptology