Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition

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,