Cloud Computing: Principles, Systems and Applications

This practically-focused reference presents a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in Cloud Computing, and examines the potential for future Cloud and Cloud-related technologies to address specific industrial and research challenges. This new edition explores both established and emergent principles, techniques, protocols and algorithms involved with the design, development, and management of Cloud-based systems. The text reviews a range of applications and methods for linking Clouds, undertaking data management and scientific data analysis, and addressing requirements both of data analysis and of management of large scale and complex systems. This new edition also extends into the emergent next generation of mobile telecommunications, relating network function virtualization and mobile edge Cloud Computing, as supports Smart Grids and Smart Cities. As with the first edition, emphasis is placed on the four quality-of-service cornerstones of efficiency, scalability, robustness, and security.

Prof. Nick Antonopoulos is Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology, and Head of Research Excellence at the University of Derby, UK.

Dr. Lee Gillam is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cloud Computing, and Director of Learning and Teaching and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Surrey, UK.