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Cloud computing has become a significant technology trend. Experts believe cloud computing is currently reshaping information technology and the IT marketplace. The advantages of using cloud computing include cost savings, speed to market, access to greater computing resources, high availability, and scalability.

Handbook of Cloud Computing includes contributions from world experts in the field of cloud computing from academia, research laboratories and private industry. This book presents the systems, tools, and services of the leading providers of cloud computing; including Google, Yahoo, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft. The basic concepts of cloud computing and cloud computing applications are also introduced. Current and future technologies applied in cloud computing are also discussed. Case studies, examples, and exercises are provided throughout.

Topics covered include, among others:

• Cloud Computing Fundamentals

• Systems and Tools

• Cloud Applications and Solutions

• Data-Intensive Supercomputer in the Cloud

• High Performance Computing

• Virtual Private Clouds

• Scientific Services and Data Management in the Cloud

• Enterprise Knowledge Clouds

• Medical Information Systems

Handbook of Cloud Computing is intended for advanced-level students and researchers in computer science and electrical engineering as a reference book. This handbook is also beneficial to computer and system infrastructure designers, developers, business managers, entrepreneurs and investors within the cloud computing related industry.

Author(s): Borko Furht (auth.), Borko Furht, Armando Escalante (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer US
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 634
Tags: Computer Communication Networks; Communications Engineering, Networks; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Management of Computing and Information Systems; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cloud Computing Fundamentals....Pages 3-19
Cloud Computing Technologies and Applications....Pages 21-45
Key Enabling Technologies for Virtual Private Clouds....Pages 47-63
The Role of Networks in Cloud Computing....Pages 65-82
Data-Intensive Technologies for Cloud Computing....Pages 83-136
Survey of Storage and Fault Tolerance Strategies Used in Cloud Computing....Pages 137-158
Scheduling Service Oriented Workflows Inside Clouds Using an Adaptive Agent Based Approach....Pages 159-182
The Role of Grid Computing Technologies in Cloud Computing....Pages 183-218
Cloudweaver: Adaptive and Data-Driven Workload Manager for Generic Clouds....Pages 219-236
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Enterprise Knowledge Clouds: Architecture and Technologies ....Pages 239-254
Integration of High-Performance Computing into Cloud Computing Services....Pages 255-276
Vertical Load Distribution for Cloud Computing via Multiple Implementation Options....Pages 277-308
SwinDeW-C: A Peer-to-Peer Based Cloud Workflow System....Pages 309-332
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Cloud Types and Services....Pages 335-355
Service Scalability Over the Cloud....Pages 357-377
Scientific Services on the Cloud....Pages 379-405
A Novel Market-Oriented Dynamic Collaborative Cloud Service Platform....Pages 407-434
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Enterprise Knowledge Clouds: Applications and Solutions ....Pages 437-452
Open Science in the Cloud: Towards a Universal Platform for Scientific and Statistical Computing....Pages 453-474
Multidimensional Environmental Data Resource Brokering on Computational Grids and Scientific Clouds....Pages 475-492
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
HPC on Competitive Cloud Resources....Pages 493-516
Scientific Data Management in the Cloud: A Survey of Technologies, Approaches and Challenges....Pages 517-533
Feasibility Study and Experience on Using Cloud Infrastructure and Platform for Scientific Computing....Pages 535-551
A Cloud Computing Based Patient Centric Medical Information System....Pages 553-573
Cloud@Home: A New Enhanced Computing Paradigm....Pages 575-594
Using Hybrid Grid/Cloud Computing Technologies for Environmental Data Elastic Storage, Processing, and Provisioning....Pages 595-618
Back Matter....Pages 619-634