Internet Computing

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction to Internet Computing

   • Ali Sunyaev

   Pages 1-24

3. Information Systems Architecture

   • Ali Sunyaev

   Pages 25-49

4. Design of Good Information Systems Architectures

   • Ali Sunyaev

   Pages 51-81

5. Internet Architectures

   • Ali Sunyaev

   Pages 83-124

6. Middleware

   • Ali Sunyaev

   Pages 125-154

7. Web Services

   • Ali Sunyaev

   Pages 155-194

8. Cloud Computing

   • Ali Sunyaev

   Pages 195-236

9. Fog and Edge Computing

   • Ali Sunyaev

   Pages 237-264

10. Distributed Ledger Technology

    • Ali Sunyaev

    Pages 265-299

11. The Internet of Things

    • Ali Sunyaev

    Pages 301-337

12. Critical Information Infrastructures

    • Ali Sunyaev

    Pages 339-372

13. Emerging Technologies

    • Ali Sunyaev

    Pages 373-406

14. Back Matter

    Pages 407-413

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This book introduces the reader to the fundamentals of contemporary, emerging and future technologies and services in Internet computing. It covers essential concepts such as distributed systems architectures and web technologies, contemporary paradigms such as cloud computing and the Internet of things, and emerging technologies like distributed ledger technologies and fog computing. The book also highlights the interconnection and recombination of these Internet-based technologies, which together form a critical information infrastructure with major impacts on individuals, organizations, governments, economies, and society as a whole.


Intended as a textbook for upper undergraduate and graduate classes, it features a wealth of examples, learning goals and summaries for every chapter, numerous recommendations for further reading, and questions for checking students’ comprehension. A dedicated author website offers additional teaching material and more elaborate examples. Accordingly, the book enables students and young professionals in IT-related fields to familiarize themselves with the Internet’s basic mechanisms, and with the most promising Internet-based technologies of our time. 

• Distributed Architectures
• Information Systems
• Internet Computing
• Emerging Technologies
• Fog Computing
• Cloud Computing
• IoT – Internet of Things
• Middleware

• Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

  Ali Sunyaev

Ali Sunyaev is Director of the Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) and a Professor of Computer Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His research interests are reliable and purposeful software and information systems within the scope of critical infrastructures, cloud computing services, distributed ledger technology / blockchain, information security solutions, auditing/certification of IT, and innovative health IT applications. His research work also accounts for the multifaceted use contexts of digital technologies with research on human behavior affecting IT applications and vice versa. 

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