| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 566 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 11, 2023). |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Cloud computing.
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Infonuagique.
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Cloud computing
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780128128107 |
| ISBN |
9780128128114 electronic book |
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0128128119 electronic book |
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9780128128107 paperback |
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0128128100 paperback |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000061189914 |
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UKMGB 018609209 |
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AU@ 000065341642 |
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AU@ 000065148197 |
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