Foundations of Cloud Computing provides readers with a guidebook to navigating the field of Cloud Computing, including the guiding principles, key concepts, history, terminology, state-of-the-art in research, and a roadmap to where the field intersects and interacts with related fields of research and development. In this age of total connectivity, researchers need to be able to communicate and collaborate with a wide range of colleagues across multiple disciplines. This book helps researchers from all fields understand what Cloud Computing is, how it works, and how to speak the language of collaboration with developers and researchers who specialize in the field. With a complete and in-depth foundation in the key concepts of the field, and a roadmap to where and how Cloud Computing intersects across the domains of scientific research and application development, this book gives readers everything they need to navigate and apply this important, ubiquitous technology.
1. 1. Introduction and overview - p. 1 2. 2. History of the field - p. 25 3. 3. State of the art - p. 45 4. 4. Key concepts and principles - p. 67 5. 5. Underpinnings: Mathematical formulas, methods, algorithms, protocols - p. 95 6. 6. Applications and case studies - p. 121 7. 7. Interdisciplinary fields: Including road map - p. 141 8. 8. Glossary: Speaking the language - p. 167 9. 9. Frontiers of research: Highlights and top papers - p. 189 10. 10. What's next: Challenges and future directions - p. 211 11. Appendix 1: Top research Institutions - p. 237 12. Appendix 2: Top 100 Researchers in the field - p. 241 13. Appendix 3: Sources of funding - p. 255 14. Appendix 4: Top journals and editorial boards - p. 259 15. Appendix 5: Top conferences - p. 263 16. Index - p. 267
Foundations of Cloud Computing provides readers with a guidebook to navigating the field of Cloud Computing, including the guiding principles, key concepts, history, terminology, state-of-the-art in research, and a roadmap to where the field intersects and interacts with related fields of research and development. In this age of total connectivity, researchers need to be able to communicate and collaborate with a wide range of colleagues across multiple disciplines. This book helps researchers from all fields understand what Cloud Computing is, how it works, and how to speak the language of collaboration with developers and researchers who specialize in the field. With a complete and in-depth foundation in the key concepts of the field, and a roadmap to where and how Cloud Computing intersects across the domains of scientific research and application development, this book gives readers everything they need to navigate and apply this important, ubiquitous technology.
1. 1. Introduction and overview - p. 1 2. 2. History of the field - p. 25 3. 3. State of the art - p. 45 4. 4. Key concepts and principles - p. 67 5. 5. Underpinnings: Mathematical formulas, methods, algorithms, protocols - p. 95 6. 6. Applications and case studies - p. 121 7. 7. Interdisciplinary fields: Including road map - p. 141 8. 8. Glossary: Speaking the language - p. 167 9. 9. Frontiers of research: Highlights and top papers - p. 189 10. 10. What's next: Challenges and future directions - p. 211 11. Appendix 1: Top research Institutions - p. 237 12. Appendix 2: Top 100 Researchers in the field - p. 241 13. Appendix 3: Sources of funding - p. 255 14. Appendix 4: Top journals and editorial boards - p. 259 15. Appendix 5: Top conferences - p. 263 16. Index - p. 267
