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Cloud Computing

Methods and Practical Approaches

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Zaigham Mahmood

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

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  • Presents the state of the art in cloud computing technologies, infrastructures, and service delivery and deployment models
  • Discusses relevant theoretical frameworks, practical approaches and suggested methodologies
  • Offers guidance and best practices for the development of cloud-based services and infrastructures and examines management aspects of cloud computing

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

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Cloud Infrastructures and Frameworks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Metadata-Based Frameworks in the Context of Cloud Computing

      • Eduardo Martins Guerra, Ednelson Oliveira
      Pages 3-24

    3. Architecting Scientific Data Systems in the Cloud

      • Daniel Crichton, Chris A. Mattmann, Luca Cinquini, Emily Law, George Chang, Sean Hardman et al.
      Pages 25-46

    4. Social, Dynamic and Custom-Based Clouds: Architecture, Services and Frameworks

      • Fareeha Zafar, Omer Muhammad Ayoub
      Pages 47-66

    5. Consumer Cloud: Concepts, Vendor Solutions, Industry Applications and Way Forward

      • Naveen Kumar, Sudhanshu Hate
      Pages 67-83

  3. Cloud Enablement and Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Role of Service Brokers in Cloud Computing

      • Dolly Kandpal
      Pages 87-105

    3. Resource and Scheduling Management in Cloud Computing Application Paradigm

      • Katerina Papanikolaou, Constandinos Mavromoustakis
      Pages 107-132

    4. Management Infrastructures for Power-Efficient Cloud Computing Architectures

      • Antonio Corradi, Mario Fanelli, Luca Foschini
      Pages 133-152

  4. Cloud Perspectives and Patterns

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Cloud Computing: A Mobile Context-Awareness Perspective

      • Nayyab Zia Naqvi, Davy Preuveneers, Yolande Berbers
      Pages 155-175

    3. Potential Concerns and Common Benefits of Cloud-Based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

      • S. Parthasarathy
      Pages 177-195

    4. Cloud Computing Solution Patterns: Infrastructural Solutions

      • Shyam Kumar Doddavula, Ira Agrawal, Vikas Saxena
      Pages 197-219

    5. Cloud Computing Solution Patterns: Application and Platform Solutions

      • Shyam Kumar Doddavula, Ira Agrawal, Vikas Saxena
      Pages 221-239

  5. Cloud Modernization and Migration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
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    2. Cloud Application Modernization and Migration Methodology

      • Rajaraajeswari Settu, Pethuru Raj
      Pages 243-271

    3. An Assessment Tool to Prepare the Leap to the Cloud

      • Leire Orue-Echevarria, Marisa Escalante, Juncal Alonso
      Pages 273-292

    4. Leveraging Potential of Cloud for Software Performance Testing

      • Krishna Markande, Sridhar J. Murthy
      Pages 293-322

    5. Open-Source Cloudware Support for the Portability of Applications Using Cloud Infrastructure Services

      • Dana Petcu, Massimiliano Rak
      Pages 323-341
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About this book

This book presents both state-of-the-art research developments and practical guidance on approaches, technologies and frameworks for the emerging cloud paradigm. Topics and features: presents the state of the art in cloud technologies, infrastructures, and service delivery and deployment models; discusses relevant theoretical frameworks, practical approaches and suggested methodologies; offers guidance and best practices for the development of cloud-based services and infrastructures, and examines management aspects of cloud computing; reviews consumer perspectives on mobile cloud computing and cloud-based enterprise resource planning; explores software performance testing, open-source cloudware support, and assessment methodologies for modernization, migration and pre-migration; describes emerging new methodologies relevant to the cloud paradigm, and provides suggestions for future developments and research directions.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“Mahmood (Univ. of Derby, UK) has brought together 35 contributors to develop this book that discusses ‘methods and practical approaches’ to cloud computing … . The book may be used as a text for a course on cloud computing or as a reference for system architects and developers. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (J. Beidler, Choice, Vol. 51 (6), February, 2014)

“The editor achieved his goal of presenting current research and development with respect to frameworks, methods, and practical approaches in cloud computing. … I can recommend this book for readers who already have some background in cloud computing and wish to enhance their knowledge. This would be a good starting point for a PhD student or a post-doc who wants to venture into cloud computing.” (Robert Wojcik, Computing Reviews, November, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Zaigham Mahmood

About the editor

Dr. Zaigham Mahmood is a researcher at the University of Derby UK, a Senior Technology Consultant at Debesis Education, and Foreign Professor at NUST Islamabad, Pakistan. His other publications include the successful Springer books Cloud Computing for Enterprise Architectures and Software Engineering Frameworks for the Cloud Computing Paradigm.

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