Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice

by Dan C. Marinescu

Overview

Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, provides students and IT professionals with an in-depth analysis of the cloud from the ground up. After an introduction to network-centric computing and network-centric content in Chapter One, the book is organized into four sections. Section One reviews basic concepts of concurrency and parallel and distributed systems. Section Two presents such critical components of the cloud ecosystem as cloud service providers, cloud access, cloud data storage, and cloud hardware and software. Section Three covers cloud applications and cloud security, while Section Four presents research topics in cloud computing.

Specific topics covered include resource virtualization, resource management and scheduling, and advanced topics like the impact of scale on efficiency, cloud scheduling subject to deadlines, alternative cloud architectures, and vehicular clouds. An included glossary covers terms grouped in several categories, from general to services, virtualization, desirable attributes and security.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780124046412
Publisher:	Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Publication date:	05/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Dan C. Marinescu was a Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana from 1984 till 2001 when he joined the Computer Science Department at the University of Central Florida. He has held visiting faculty positions at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York; Institute of Information Sciences, Beijing ; Scalable Systems Division of Intel Corporation; Deutsche Telecom; and INRIA Rocquancourt in France. In 2012 he was a Fulbright Professor at UTFSM (Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria) in Valparaiso, Chile. His research interests cover parallel and distributed systems, cloud computing, scientific computing, and quantum computing and quantum information theory. He has published more than 220 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings in these areas and authored three books. In 2007 he delivered the Boole Lecture at University College Cork, the school where George Boole taught from 1849 till his death in 1864. Dan Marinescu was the principal investigator of several grants from the National Science Foundation. In 2008 he was awarded a Earnest T.S. Walton fellowship from the Science Foundation of Ireland.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Concurrency - Basic Concepts3. Parallel and Distributed Systems4. Cloud Service Providers and the Cloud Ecosystem5. Cloud Access 6. Cloud Data Storage7. Cloud Hardware and Software8. Cloud Applications9. Challenges Posed by Big Data and Mobile Applications10. Cloud Security11. Cloud Resource Virtualization12. Cloud Resource Management and Scheduling13. Advanced Topics

What People are Saying About This

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Presents the most important aspects of cloud computing using real-world examples and clearly presented theory

Editorial Reviews

"There are not many books in this area that focus on theory as well as practice, and this is where this author shines. He has beautifully blended theory with rich mathematical rigor and real-life practical examples from various infrastructure providers. The book explains parallel and distributed paradigms in a very clear way." —ComputingReviews.com, January 27, 2014

"Marinescu presents a textbook on the main ideas related to cloud computing, in which computation and data storage are done by large dedicated systems accessible through the Internet rather than by individual or company systems. Among his topics are parallel and distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, cloud resource management and scheduling, storage systems, security, and complex systems and self-organization." —Reference & Research Book News, October 2013

"The author offers real-world examples and covers a lot of ground that will enable network architects to speed up the process of a cloud computing deployment…In a nutshell, Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice is an in-depth title that should be on the virtual or physical books shelf of anyone serious about cloud computing." —HelpNetSecurity.com, July 31, 2013

"…it’s an excellent resource for those tasked with developing and architecting sophisticated cloud systems and applications. The book also details how to integrate CDN (content delivery networks) into the cloud." —RSAConference.com blog, July 22, 2013

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