Cloud Computing: Methods and Practical Approaches

by Zaigham Mahmood (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447151067
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	05/16/2013
Series:	Computer Communications and Networks
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	347
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Part I: Cloud Infrastructures and Frameworks

Metadata-Based Frameworks in the Context of Cloud Computing
Eduardo Guerra and Ednelson Oliveira

Architecting Scientific Data Systems in the Cloud
Daniel Crichton, Chris Mattmann, Luca Cinquini, Emily Law, George Chang, Sean Hardman and Khawaja Shams

Social, Dynamic and Custom-Based Clouds: Architecture, Services and Frameworks
Fareeha Zafar and Omer Muhammad Ayoub

Consumer Cloud: Concepts, Vendor Solutions, Industry Applications and Way Forward
Naveen Kumar and Sudhanshu Hate

Part II: Cloud Enablement and Management

Role of Service Brokers in Cloud Computing
Dolly Kandpal

Resource and Scheduling Management in the Cloud Computing Application Paradigm
Katerina Papanikolaou and Constandinos Mavromoustakis

Management Infrastructures for Power-Efficient Cloud Computing Architectures
Antonio Corradi, Mario Fanelli and Luca Foschini

Part III: Cloud Perspectives and Patterns

Cloud Computing: A Mobile Context-Awareness Perspective
Nayyab Zia Naqvi, Davy Preuveneers and Yolande Berbers

Potential Concerns and Common Benefits of Cloud-Based Enterprise Resource Planning
S. Parthasarathy

Cloud Computing Solution Patterns: Infrastructural Solutions
Shyam Kumar Doddavula, Ira Agrawal and Vikas Saxena

Cloud Computing Solution Patterns: Application and Platform Solutions
Shyam Kumar Doddavula, Ira Agrawal and Vikas Saxena

Part IV: Cloud Modernization and Migration

Cloud Application Modernization and Migration Methodology
Rajaraajeswari Settu and Pethuru Raj

An Assessment Tool to Prepare the Leap to the Cloud
Leire Orue-Echevarria, Marisa Escalante and Juncal Alonso

Leveraging the Potential of the Cloud for Software Performance Testing
Krishna Markande and Sridhar Murthy

Open Source Cloudware Support for the Portability of Applications using Cloud Infrastructure Services
Dana Petcu and Massimiliano Rak

Editorial 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)

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