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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966486003321

Autore

Chee Brian J. S

Titolo

Cloud computing : technologies and strategies of the ubiquitous data center / / Brian J.S. Chee, Curtis Franklin, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : CRC, c2010

ISBN

1-04-006548-1

0-429-13125-9

1-282-90263-6

9786612902635

1-4398-0617-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FranklinCurtis <1960->

Disciplina

004

Soggetti

Ubiquitous computing

Cloud computing - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1: What Is a Cloud?; Chapter 2: Grids, HPCs, and Clouds; Chapter 3: Virtualization and the Cloud: What's the Difference?; Chapter 4: Applications for Clouds; Chapter 5: Business in the Cloud; Chapter 6: Cloud Providers; Chapter 7: Cloud Issues; Chapter 8: Strategies for Clouds; Chapter 9: Cloud Security; Chapter 10: The Future of the Cloud; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Modern computing is no longer about devices but is all about providing services, a natural progression that both consumers and enterprises are eager to embrace. As it can deliver those services, efficiently and with quality, at compelling price levels, cloud computing is with us to stay. Ubiquitously and quite definitively, cloud computing is answering the demand for sophisticated, flexible servicesCloud Computing: Technologies and Strategies of the Ubiquitous Data Center looks at cloud computing from an IT manager's perspective. It answers b