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Cloud computing : theory and practice / Dan C. Marinescu.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Amsterdam : Morgan Kaufmann, 2017Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780128128114
  • 0128128119
  • 9780128128107
  • 0128128100
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 004.6782 MAR 2017 23
LOC classification:
  • QA76.585
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Concurrency -- Basic Concepts 3. Parallel and Distributed Systems 4. Cloud Service Providers and the Cloud Ecosystem 5. Cloud Access 6. Cloud Data Storage 7. Cloud Hardware and Software 8. Cloud Applications 9. Challenges Posed by Big Data and Mobile Applications 10. Cloud Security 11. Cloud Resource Virtualization 12. Cloud Resource Management and Scheduling 13. Advanced Topics.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds Course reserves
Electronic Book Electronic Book FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 004.6782 MAR 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) e-book e00204

B Software Engineering (Hons)

B. of Information Systems (Hons) in Business Management

BA of Information Technology (Networking and Security) (Hons)

B. Computer Science (Intelligent Systems) (Hons)

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1. Introduction 2. Concurrency -- Basic Concepts 3. Parallel and Distributed Systems 4. Cloud Service Providers and the Cloud Ecosystem 5. Cloud Access 6. Cloud Data Storage 7. Cloud Hardware and Software 8. Cloud Applications 9. Challenges Posed by Big Data and Mobile Applications 10. Cloud Security 11. Cloud Resource Virtualization 12. Cloud Resource Management and Scheduling 13. Advanced Topics.

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.