Cloud Computing : A Practical Approach for Learning and Implementation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Srinivasan, A.

Contributor:

Suresh, J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cloud computing.

Electronic data processing--Distributed processing.

Electronic data processing.

Web services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Cloud Computing

Place of Publication:

Noida : Pearson India, 2014.

Summary:

This book lays a good foundation to the core concepts and principles of cloud computing, walking the reader through the fundamental ideas with expert ease. The book advances on the topics in a step-by-step manner and reinforces theory with a full-fledged pedagogy designed to enhance students' understanding and offer them a practical insight into the subject.

Contents:

Cover

Dedication

Brief Contents

Contents

Foreword

Preface

About the Authors

Part One : Cloud Computing Foundation

Chapter 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing

1.1 Cloud Computing Basics

1.1.1 Introduction

1.2 History of Cloud Computing

1.3 Importance of Cloud Computing in the Current Era

1.3.1 Example

1.3.2 Reason for Server Crashes/Failures

1.3.3 Solution to Prevent Server Crashes/Failures

1.3.4 The Scenario

1.3.5 The Solution

1.4 Characteristics of Cloud Computing

1.5 What Cloud Computing Really Is?

1.5.1 What Cloud Computing Really Isn't?

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Chapter 2: Move to Cloud Computing

2.1 Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

2.1.1 Advantages of Cloud Computing in IT Field

2.1.2 The Fixed Cost Advantage

2.1.3 Keeping Data Safe

2.1.4 The Possible Disadvantages of Cloud Computing

2.1.5 Advantages of Cloud Computing

2.1.6 Disadvantages of Cloud Computing

2.2 Nature of the Cloud

2.2.1 Leveraging the Internet to Change the World

2.3 Technologies in Cloud Computing

2.3.1 Other Cloud-related Technologies

2.3.2 Working of Cloud

2.3.3 Key Characteristic of Cloud and its Role

2.4 Migrating into the Cloud

2.4.1 Cloud Computing Migration Issues: What You Need to Know?

2.4.2 Migrating to the Cloud: Deployment Considerations

2 .4.3 Benefits of the Cloud

2 .4.4 Communication Revolution

2 .4.5 Cloud Case Studies

2.4.6 Cloud Inside the Firewall

2.4.7 Secure Sensitive Data

2.4.8 Trusted Partners

2.4.9 Applications on Cloud Platform

2.4.10 Consumer versus Enterprise

2.4.11 Remotely Mirrored Servers

2.4.12 Payment Procedure

2.5 Seven-step Model

Chapter 3: Types of Cloud

3.1 Public and Private Cloud

3.1.1 Types of Cloud Computing.

3.1.2 Public Cloud

3.1.3 Private Cloud (Internal Cloud or Corporate Cloud)

3.1.4 Difference Between Public Cloud and Private Cloud

3.1.5 Public versus Private Cloud

3.1.6 Factors for Public versus Private Cloud

3.2 Cloud Infrastructure

3.2.1 Cloud Computing Infrastructure

3.2.2 Status of Cloud Computing in India

3.3 Cloud Application Architecture

3.3.1 Architectural Considerations

Chapter 4: Working of Cloud Computing

4.1 Trends in Computing

4.1.1 IT Maturity Analysis

4.1.2 Technology Trends to Watch

4.2 Cloud Service Models

4.2.1 Service Models

4.2.2 Cloud Service Models

4.3 Cloud Deployment Models

4.3.1 Cloud Computing Deployment Models

4.4 Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

4.4.1 Risks in the Cloud

4.4.2 Cloud Storage as Service: Pros and Cons

4.5 Cloud Computing and Services: Pros and Cons

4.5.1 Centralized Data Storage in Cloud Computing

4.5.2 Cloud Servers Maintenance and Security

4.5.3 Data Access and Network Connectivity

4.5.4 Cost Factor

4.5.5 Cloud Servers Data Backup and Availability

REVIEW QUESTIONS

Part Two : Cloud Computing Architecture

Chapter 5: Cloud Computing Technology

5.1 Cloud Lifecycle Model

5.1.1 Phases of CDLC

5.1.2 Case Study: Oracle Cloud Management-An Overview

5.2 Role of Cloud Modelling and Architecture

5.2.1 Cloud Computing Model

5.2.2 Necessary Characteristics

5.2.3 Service Models

5.2.4 Deployment Models

5.3 Reference Model for Cloud Computing

5.3.1 Reference Architecture, Frameworks and Models for Cloud Computing

5.3.2 Case Study 1: Cloud Computing Model of IBM

5.4 Cloud Industry Standard

5.4.1 IEEE Outlines Cloud Computing Standard for Industry

Chapter 6: Cloud Architecture.

6.1 Cloud Computing Logical Architecture

6.1.1 Cloud Computing Architecture

6.1.2 Examples of Cloud Computing

6.1.3 Cloud Computing Types

6.1.4 Why do We Need Cloud Computing?

6.1.5 Problems with Cloud Computing

6.1.6 Cloud Computing Service Architecture

6.1.7 Understanding Cloud Computing Architecture Models

6.2 Developing Holistic Cloud Computing Reference Model

6.2.1 Cloud Computing: Taking a Complete View

6.2.2 Complete View of Cloud Management

6.2.3 Cloud Computing Reference Model

6.3 Cloud System Architecture

6.3.1 Example Reference Diagram

6.4 Cloud Deployment Model

6.4.1 Cloud Computing Deployment Models

6.4.2 Types of Cloud Deployment Model

Chapter 7: Cloud Modelling and Design

7.1 Cloud Computing: Basic Principles

7.1.1 Key Principles of Cloud Computing

7.1.2 Examples of Cloud Environment

7.2 Model for Federated Cloud Computing

7.2.1 Cloud Federation

7.2.2 What is Cloud Federation?

7.2.3 Two-layer Connectivity for Cloud Federation

7.3 Cloud Ecosystem Model

7.3.1 Cloud Ecosystem

7.3.2 Cloud Broker/Cloud Agent

7.3.3 Cloud Outlook

7.3.4 Cloud Unified Process (CUP)

7.4 Cloud Governance

7.4.1 Taking Steps to Clarify Cloud Governance

7.4.2 SOA and Cloud Governance

7.4.3 Cloud Governance: Design Time

7.4.4 Cloud Governance: Run Time

7.4.5 Stages of a Service Lifecycle: SOA and Cloud

7.4.6 Successful Cloud Governance and Adoption

Part Three : Virtualization

Chapter 8: Foundations

8.1 Definition of Virtualization

8.2 Adopting Virtualization

8.3 Types of Virtualization

8.3.1 Examples

8.3.2 Virtual Machines Programming Languages

8.3.3 Server Virtualization

8.3.4 OS Virtualization

8.3.5 Storage Virtualization.

8.3.6 Network Virtualization

8.4 Virtualization Architecture and Software

8.4.1 The Virtualization Architecture

8.5 Virtual Clustering

8.5.1 Introduction to Cluster

8.5.2 Definition of Clustering

8.5.3 Benefits of Clustering

8.5.4 Virtual Cluster Description

8.6 Virtualization Application

8.6.1 Technology Types Under Application Virtualization

8.6.2 Benefits of Application Virtualization

8.6.3 Limits for Application Virtualization

8.7 Pitfalls of Virtualization

8.7.1 Definition

8.7.2 Introduction: Virtualization Benefits

8.7.3 Best Practices in Setting Virtualization

8.7.4 Pitfalls of Virtualization: Adoption and Strategies

8.7.5 Pitfalls in Server Virtualization

Chapter 9: Grid, Cloud and Virtualization

9.1 Virtualization in Grid

9.1.1 Grid Computing

9.1.2 Grid Computing and Virtualization

9.1.3 Using Virtualization in Grid Computing

9.1.4 Grid Computing Level

9.2 Virtualization in Cloud

9.2.1 Virtualization as an Element of Cloud Computing

9.2.2 Need of Virtualization in Cloud Computing

9.3 Virtualization and Cloud Security

Chapter 10: Virtualization and Cloud Computing

10.1 Anatomy of Cloud Infrastructure

10.1.1 Anatomy of Cloud Computing

10.1.2 Cloud Stack

10.1.3 Cloud Consumers

10.2 Virtual Infrastructures

10.3 CPU Virtualization

10.4 Network and Storage Virtualization

10.4.1 Network Virtualization

10.4.2 Storage Virtualization

10.4.3 Using Virtualization to Achieve Green Data Centres

Part Four : Data Storage and Cloud Computing

Chapter 11: Data Storage

11.1 Introduction to Enterprise Data Storage

11.1.1 DAS: Direct Attached Storage

11.1.2 SAN: Storage Area Network.

11.1.3 NAS: Network Attached Storage

11.2 Data Storage Management

11.2.1 Data Storage Management Tools

11.2.2 Storage Management Process

11.2.3 Data Storage Challenges

11.2.4 Unified Storage

11.3 File Systems

11.3.1 FAT File System

11.3.2 NTFS

11.3.3 Cloud File System

11.4 Cloud Data Stores

11.4.1 Distributed Data Store

11.4.2 Types of Data Stores

11.5 Using Grids for Data Storage

11.5.1 Grid Storage for Grid Computing

11.5.2 Grid Oriented Storage (GOS)

Chapter 12: Cloud Storage

12.1 What is Cloud Storage?

12.2 Overview of Cloud Storage

12.3 Data Management for Cloud Storage

12.3.1 Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI)

12.3.2 Cloud Storage Requirements

12.4 Provisioning Cloud Storage

12.5 Data-intensive Technologies for Cloud Computing

12.5.1 Processing Approach

12.5.2 System Architecture

Chapter 13: Cloud Storage from LANs to WANs

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Cloud Characteristic

13.3 Distributed Data Storage

13.3.1 Amazon Dynamo

13.3.2 CouchDB

13.3.3 ThruDB

13.4 Applications Utilizing Cloud Storage

13.4.1 Online File Storage

13.4.2 Cloud Storage Companies

13.4.3 Online Book Marking Service

13.4.4 Online Photo Editing Service

Part Five : Cloud Computing Services

Chapter 14: Cloud Computing Elements

14.1 The Cloud

14.2 Value of Cloud Computing

14.3 Cloud Do's and Don'ts

14.4 Cloud Computing: Legal Implication

14.5 Overview of Amazon Web Services

Chapter 15: Understanding Services and Applications by Type

15.1 Web-based Application

15.2 Web Services

15.2.1 Introduction to Web Services

15.2.2 Demerits of Web Services.

15.3 Infrastructure Services.

Notes:

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ISBN:

93-325-3725-9

OCLC:

885022778