Cloud Computing: Master the Concepts, Architecture and Applications with Real-world examples and Case studies - Paperback

by Ruchi Doshi (Author), Temitayo Fagbola (Author), Mehul Mahrishi (Author)

Unleash the power of cloud computing using Azure, AWS and Apache Hadoop

Key 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

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.

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 you will learn

Learn about the Importance of Cloud Computing in Current Digital Era

Understand the Core concepts and Principles of Cloud Computing with practical benefits

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

Who This Book is For
This 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). 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 Contents

Foundation of Cloud Computing

Cloud Services and Deployment Models

Cloud Computing Architecture

Virtualization Technology

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Cloud Security and Privacy

Cloud Computing Applications

Cloud Computing Technologies, Platform and Services

Adoption of Cloud Computing