Modern computing is no longer about devices but is all about providing services, a natural progression that both consumers and enterprises are eager to embrace. As it can deliver those services, efficiently and with quality, at compelling price levels, cloud computing is with us to stay. Ubiquitously and quite definitively, cloud computing is

Unleash the power of cloud computing using Azure, AWS and Apache HadoopKey features Provides a sound understanding of the Cloud computing concepts, architecture and its applications Explores the practical benefits of Cloud computing services and deployment models in details Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing Life Cycle (CCLC), Load balancing approach, Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC), Google App Engine (GAE) Virtualization and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Cloud Computing applications - Google Apps, Dropbox Cloud and Apple iCloud and its uses in various sectors - Education, Healthcare, Politics, Business, and Agriculture Cloud Computing platforms - Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Open Nebulla, Eucalyptus, Open Stack, Nimbus and The Apache Hadoop Architecture Adoption of Cloud Computing technology and strategies for migration to the cloud Cloud computing adoption case studies - Sub-Saharan Africa and India Chapter-wise Questions with Summary and Examination Model Question papers Description With the advent of internet, there is a complete paradigm shift in the manner we comprehend computing. Need to enable ubiquity, convenient and on-demand access to resources in highly scalable and resilient environments that can be remotely accessed, gave birth to the concept of Cloud computing. The acceptance is so rapid that the notion influences sophisticated innovations in academia, industry and research world-wide and hereby change the landscape of information technology as we thought of. Through this book, the authors tried to incorporate core principles and basic notion of cloud computing in a step-by-step manner and tried to emphasize on key concepts for clear and thorough insight into the subject.This book begins with the fundamentals of cloud computing, its service and deployment models, architecture, as well as applications and platforms. It presents some key enterprise strategies and models for the adoption of and migration to cloud. Privacy and security issues and challenges also form a major part of our discussion in the book as well as case studies of cloud computing adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa and India. The book concludes with a discussion of several advanced topics, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Open Nebulla, Microsoft Azure, Apache Hadoop and Google App Engine (GAE). What will you learn Learn about the Importance of Cloud Computing in Current Digital Era Understand the Core concepts and Principles of Cloud Computing with practical benefits Learn about the Cloud Deployment models and Services Discover how Cloud Computing Architecture works Learn about the Load balancing approach and Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) Learn about the Virtualization and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts Learn about the various Cloud Computing applications, Platforms and Security concepts Understand the adoption Cloud Computing technology and strategies for migration to the cloud Case Studies for Cloud computing adoption - Sub-Saharan Africa and India Who this book is forThis book is intended for students of B.E., B.Tech., B.Sc., M.Sc., M.E., and M.Tech. as a text book. The content is designed keeping in mind the bench marked curriculum of various universities (both National and International). The book covers not only the technical details of how cloud works but also exhibits the strategy, technical design, and in-depth knowledge required to migrate existing applications to the cloud. Therefore, it makes it relevant for the beginners who wants to learn cloud computing right from the foundation. Aspiring Cloud Computing Researchers Instructors, Academicians and Professionals, if they are familiar with cloud, can use this book to learn various open source cloud computing tools, applications, technologies. They will also get a flavor of various international certification exams available. Table of contents1. Foundation of Cloud Computing 2. Cloud Services and Deployment Models3. Cloud Computing Architecture4. Virtualization Technology5. Service Oriented Architecture6. Cloud Security and Privacy7. Cloud Computing Applications8. Cloud Computing Technologies, Platform and Services9. Adoption of Cloud Computing10. Model Paper 111. Model Paper 212. Model Paper 313. Model Paper 4 About the authorKamal Kant Hiran is working as Associate Professor & Head IT in the BlueCrest University College, Liberia, West Africa as well as Research Fellow, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark. He has rich experience of 14+ years as an academician and researcher in Asia, Africa and Europe. His research interests include Cloud Computing adoption theories and framework, Internet of Things (IoT) and Digital Image and Video Processing. He has several awards on his credit such as International travel grant for Germany from ITS Europe, Gold Medal Award in M. Tech (ICT), IEEE Ghana Section Award, IEEE Senior Member Recognition, IEEE Student branch award and Best Research paper award from the University of Gondar, Ethiopia. He has published research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences. He is Reviewer and Editorial board member of various reputed International Journals in Elsevier, Springer, IEEE, Bentham Science, IGI Global, IJSET, IJTEE, IJSTR and IJERT. He is the active member in organizing many international seminars, workshops and conferences in India, Ghana, Liberia, Denmark, Jordan and Ethiopia.His website: http://www.kamalhiran.in/His LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamal-kant-hiran-4553b643Ruchi Doshi is having more than 10 years of academic, research and software development experience in Asia and Africa. She is working as Registrar in the BlueCrest University College, Liberia, West Africa an also worked with BlueCrest University College, Ghana; Amity University, India & Trimax IT Infrastructure & Services as software engineer. She is interested in the field of Cloud computing, Computer vision, Artificial Intelligence and latest technology used in the higher education. She has published research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences. She is Reviewer, Advisor, Ambassador & Editorial board member of various reputed International Journals and Conferences such as MIR Labs, USA, IEEE W4S, IJCS and IJERT. She is the active member in organizing many international events in India, Ghana, and Liberia. Her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchi-doshi-96bb63b4 Dr. Fagbola Temitayo is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) at Durban University of Technology, South Africa and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria with over 10 years of proven teaching and research experience. He bagged a Ph.D., M.Sc and B.Tech degrees in Computer Science with strong research interests in cloud computing ecosystem, deep learning, computational intelligence, social media big-data analytics, information security, decision support system and video processing. Dr Fagbola is a member of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT), Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE), Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA), Computer Professionals (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN), the International Association of Engineers (IAENG) and DataHack4FI in Africa. He has over 50 refereed publications in referred international journals and conference proceedings to his credit and currently serves as a reviewer for over 15 reputable international journals. He is also a recipient of the ACM FAT's grant in November 2018.His LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/temitayo-fagbola-5941a2169Mehul Mahrishi is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering at the Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management and Gramothan, Jaipur, India. He is a life member of International Association of Engineers and has published several research articles in National/International Journals, Conferences including Global Journals, ICCCTAM-Dubai, ICMLC-Singapore, IACC and chapters in books. He is also an active technical reviewer of Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (SCI & Scopus-Elsevier). His research activities are currently twofold: while the first research activity is set to explore the developmental enhancements video processing and analysis; the second major research theme is focused on the emerging capabilities of cloud computing. Mr. Mahrishi is rewarded at number of occasions in various domains including Recognition as an active reviewer by Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC, Elsevier, SCI & Scopus Indexed), IEEE continuing education certification for "e;Cloud Computing Enable Technologies and Recognition for outstanding performance in Campus Connect Program by Infosys, India.His LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehuk-mahrishi-30979026

Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology, Security & Architecture Cloud computing has become an integral and foundational part of information technology. The majority of digital business activity and technology innovation occurs with the involvement of contemporary cloud environments that provide highly sophisticated automated technology infrastructure and a vast range of technology resources. To successfully build upon, interact with, or create a cloud environment requires an understanding of its common inner mechanics, architectural layers, models, and security controls. It also requires an understanding of the business and economic factors that justify the adoption and real-world use of clouds and cloud-based products and services. In Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology, Security & Architecture, Thomas Erl, one of the world's top-selling IT authors, teams up with cloud computing expert Eric Barceló Monroy and researchers to break down proven and mature cloud computing technologies and practices into a series of well-defined concepts, technology mechanisms, and technology architectures. Comprehensive coverage of containerization and cybersecurity topics is also included. All chapters are carefully authored from an industry-centric and vendor-neutral point of view. In doing so, the book establishes concrete, academic coverage with a focus on structure, clarity, and well-defined building blocks for mainstream cloud computing and containerization platforms and solutions. With nearly 370 figures, 40 architectural models, and 50 mechanisms, this indispensable guide provides a comprehensive education of contemporary cloud computing, containerization, and cybersecurity that will never leave your side.

This well-organized book presents the principles, techniques, design, and implementation of cloud computing, with a perfect balance in the presentation of theoretical and practical aspects. The book, after providing a brief introduction to the subject, gives a clear analysis of different cloud computing models and explains all the relevant concepts on virtualization, security issues and challenges in cloud computing. In addition to this, the book introduces the reader with some of the prominent cloud service provider companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and discusses the various features of these web services. Further, to provide the necessary background required to understand the principles of cloud computing, the roadmap for migration of application to cloud and roles of different standards used for cloud computing are discussed in detail. The discussion ends after addressing mobile cloud computing and microservices—the recent advances in cloud computing. The book is primarily intended for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of computer science and engineering, and information technology.

Cloud Services, Networking and Management provides a comprehensive overview of the cloud infrastructure and services, as well as their underlying management mechanisms, including data center virtualization and networking, cloud security and reliability, big data analytics, scientific and commercial applications. Special features of the book include: State-of-the-art content Self-contained chapters for readers with specific interests Includes commercial applications on Cloud (video services and games)

Cloud computing—accessing computing resources over the Internet—is rapidly changing the landscape of information technology. Its primary benefits compared to on-premise computing models are reduced costs and increased agility and scalability. Hence, cloud computing is receiving considerable interest among several stakeholders—businesses, the IT industry, application developers, researchers, and students. To successfully embrace this new computing model, these stakeholders need to acquire new cloud computing skills and knowledge. This book is designed to provide readers with a clear and thorough understanding of the key aspects of cloud computing. Presented in an easy-to-understand style, Essentials of Cloud Computing begins with an introduction to basic cloud computing concepts. It then covers cloud computing architecture, deployment models, programming models, and cloud service types, such as Software as a Service (SaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). It also discusses the cloud’s networking aspects, major service providers, open source support, and security issues. The book concludes with a discussion of several advanced topics, such as mobile clouds, media clouds, and green clouds. This book is intended for beginners as well as experienced practitioners who want to learn more about cloud computing. It includes many case studies, programming examples, and industry-based applications. Each chapter concludes with review questions that help readers check their understanding of the presented topics. Essentials of Cloud Computing will help readers understand the issues and challenges of cloud computing and will give them the tools needed to develop and deploy applications in clouds.

Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice, Third 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, the book reviews basic concepts of concurrency and parallel and distributed systems, presents critical components of the cloud ecosystem as cloud service providers, cloud access, cloud data storage, and cloud hardware and software, covers cloud applications and cloud security, and 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. - Presents updated content throughout chapters on concurrency, cloud hardware and software, challenges posed by big data, mobile applications and advanced topics - Includes an expanded appendix that presents several cloud computing projects - Provides more than 400 references in the text, including recent research results in several areas related to cloud computing