Cloud Services, Networking, and Management

This book will help decision makers as they consider the migration of services to the Cloud and serve as a reference tool for professionals in industry and academiaCloud computing has changed the way information services are offered on the Internet, facilitating the establishment of new businesses based on a pay–per–use acquisition of computing resources. Cloud Services, Networking and Management provides a comprehensive overview of the cloud infrastructure and services, as well as their underlying management mechanisms, including data center virtualization and networking, cloud security and reliability, big data analytics, scientific and commercial applications.Special features of the book include: State–of–the–art content Self–contained chapters for readers with specific interests Includes commercial applications on Cloud (video services and games) Cloud Services, Networking, and Management includes up–to–date material on topics such as management and scheduling, Big Data, energy efficient operation, and commercial applications, from their basic concepts to recent advances and future research directions. Nelson Fonseca is a Professor at the Institute of Computing of the State University of Campinas, Brazil. He?s received several conference best paper awards including the IEEE Globecom Best Paper Award, the Medal of the Chancelor of the University of Pisa and the IEEE ComSoc Joseph LoCicero Award for Exemplary Service to Publications. He is an editorial board member of several journals and has chaired and created numerous IEEE conferences. He is former EiC of the IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. Raouf Boutaba is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has published extensively in the area of network and service management and received several journal and conference Best Paper Awards such as the 2008 IEEE Fred W. Ellersnick Prize Paper Award as well as other recognitions such as the Dan Stokesbury award and the McNaughton Gold Medal. He is a fellow of the IEEE and the Engineering Institute of Canada .