This important text/reference reviews the challenging issues that
present barriers to greater implementation of the cloud computing
paradigm, together with the latest research into developing potential
solutions.
Exploring the strengths and vulnerabilities of cloud provision and cloud
environments, Cloud Computing: Challenges, Limitations and R&D
Solutions provides case studies from a diverse selection of researchers
and practitioners of international repute. The implications of emerging
cloud technologies are also analyzed from the perspective of consumers.
Topics and features: presents a focus on the most important issues and
limitations of cloud computing, covering cloud security and
architecture, QoS and SLAs; discusses a methodology for cloud security
management, and proposes a framework for secure data storage and
identity management in the cloud; introduces a simulation tool for
energy-aware cloud environments, and an efficient congestion control
system for data center networks; examines the issues of energy-aware VM
consolidation in the IaaS provision, and software-defined networking for
cloud related applications; reviews current trends and suggests future
developments in virtualization, cloud security, QoS data warehouses,
cloud federation approaches, and DBaaS provision; predicts how the next
generation of utility computing infrastructures will be designed.
The insights provided by this practically-focused collection will be of
great benefit to students, lecturers and researchers interested in the
state of the art of cloud computing. Software developers, infrastructure
managers, and other cloud practitioners will also find the book to be a
helpful guide.
