Marinescu D. Cloud Computing. Theory and Practice 3ed 2022

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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.
Introduction
The cloud ecosystem
Parallel processing and distributed computing
Cloud hardware and software
Cloud resource virtualization
Cloud access and cloud interconnection networks
Cloud data storage
Cloud security
Cloud resource management and scheduling
Concurrency and cloud computing
Cloud applications
Big Data, data streaming, and the mobile cloud
Emerging clouds
Appendix A. Cloud projects
Appendix B. Cloud application development