TY - BOOK AU - Marinescu,Dan C. TI - Cloud computing: theory and practice SN - 9780128128114 AV - QA76.585 U1 - 004.6782 MAR 2017 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Morgan Kaufmann KW - Cloud computing KW - fast N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://firstcityuniversity.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/FirstCityUC-eBooksCollections11/EZDJBOc0wGhJjj6-i_QFdLEBpb-4z-eMcYwGRXLh_dFH1A?e=rICDmv ER -