Cloud Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications investigates the latest research in the ubiquitous Web, exploring the use of applications and software that make use of the Internets anytime, anywhere availability. By bringing together research and ideas from across the globe, this publication will be of use to computer engineers, software developers, and end users in business, education, medicine, and more.

Table of Contents

• Editorial Advisory Board and List of Reviewers
• Preface
• Section 1: Fundamental Concepts and Theories
• Preface to Fundamental Concepts and Theories
• Chapter 1: Cloud Computing Overview
• Chapter 2: Cloud Computing Terms, Definitions, and Taxonomy
• Chapter 3: Cloud Libraries
• Chapter 4: Libraries and Cloud Computing Models
• Chapter 5: Value Co-Creation in Cloud Services
• Chapter 6: From Mainframe to Cloud
• Chapter 7: Infrastructure as a Service
• Chapter 8: A Survey on Research Initiatives for Healthcare Clouds
• Chapter 9: The Compute Infrastructures for Big Data Analytics
• Chapter 10: Accessing Big Data in the Cloud Using Mobile Devices
• Chapter 11: Mobile Cloud Computing
• Chapter 12: Energy-Efficiency in a Cloud Computing Backbone
• Chapter 13: Testing in the Cloud
• Chapter 14: Concolic Test Generation and the Cloud
• Chapter 15: Cloud Computing Forensics
• Chapter 16: Legal Process and Requirements for Cloud Forensic Investigations
• Section 2: Development and Design Methodologies
• Preface to Development and Design Methodologies
• Chapter 17: Data Recovery Strategies for Cloud Environments
• Chapter 18: A Theoretical Foundation of Demand Driven Web Services
• Chapter 19: Towards Federation and Interoperability of Cloud Storage Systems
• Chapter 20: Dashboard Services for Pragmatics-Based Interoperability in Cloud and Ubiquitous Manufacturing
• Chapter 21: A New Framework for Building Academic Library through Cloud Computing
• Chapter 22: A Cloud-Oriented Reference Architecture to Digital Library Systems
• Chapter 23: Application of Cloud-Based Simulation in Scientific Research
• Chapter 24: A Cognitive Access Framework for Security and Privacy Protection in Mobile Cloud Computing
• Chapter 25: A Framework for Compliance and Security Coverage Estimation for Cloud Services
• Chapter 26: Designing a Forensic-Enabling Cloud Ecosystem
• Chapter 27: Cloud Environment Controls Assessment Framework
• Chapter 28: A Stable Matching Algorithm for VM Migration to Improve Energy Consumption and QOS in Cloud Infrastructures
• Chapter 29: Addressing Device-Based Adaptation of Services
• Chapter 30: Cloud Computing Networks
• Chapter 31: SaaS Requirements Engineering for Agile Development
• Chapter 32: Experiences with Cloud Technology to Realize Software Testing Factories
• Section 3: Tools and Technologies
• Preface to Tools and Technologies
• Chapter 33: Cloud-Enabled Software Testing Based on Program Understanding
• Chapter 34: Testbed Platform
• Chapter 35: Cloud-TM
• Chapter 36: Main Components of Cloud Computing
• Chapter 37: Design and Implementation of Optical Cloud Networks
• Chapter 38: Performance Evaluation of Secure Data Transmission Mechanism (SDTM) for Cloud Outsourced Data and Transmission Layer Security (TLS)
• Chapter 39: Efficient Healthcare Integrity Assurance in the Cloud with Incremental Cryptography and Trusted Computing
• Chapter 40: The University Library Electronic Identities Authentication System (UL-EIDA)
• Chapter 41: Cloud Database Systems
• Chapter 42: Sharing Medical Information by Means of Using Intelligent Agents and Cloud Computing
• Chapter 43: Elastic Application Container System
• Chapter 44: Communication Infrastructures in Access Networks
• Section 4: Utilization and Application
• Preface to Utilization and Application
• Chapter 45: The Network Infrastructures for Big Data Analytics
• Chapter 46: Mobile Video Cloud Networks
• Chapter 47: Integration of Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks and Cloud Computing
• Chapter 48: Vehicular Cloud Computing
• Chapter 49: Computing Traffic Information in the Cloud
• Chapter 50: The Use of Cloud Computing in Shipping Logistics
• Chapter 51: Cloud Computing and Gov 2.0
• Chapter 52: Digital Library and Its Requirements in the Global World
• Chapter 53: A University of Greenwich Case Study of Cloud Computing
• Chapter 54: Telecommunication Industry
• Chapter 55: Leveraging the Cloud for Large-Scale Software Testing
• Chapter 56: Cloud Computing for Earth Observation
• Chapter 57: Digital Forensic Investigation and Cloud Computing
• Chapter 58: Cloud Computing for BioLabs
• Chapter 59: Bioinformatics Clouds for High-Throughput Technologies
• Chapter 60: Cloud Computing for Cytopathologists
• Section 5: Organizational and Social Implications
• Preface to Organizational and Social Implications
• Chapter 61: Demystifying Quality of Healthcare in the Cloud
• Chapter 62: Using Obstacles for Systematically Modeling, Analysing, and Mitigating Risks in Cloud Adoption
• Chapter 63: Regulatory Aspects of Cloud Computing in Business Environments
• Chapter 64: Cloud Standards
• Chapter 65: Impact of Cultural Differences on the Cloud Computing Ecosystems in the USA and China
• Chapter 66: Different Perspectives of Cloud Security
• Chapter 67: Security in Cloud Computing
• Chapter 68: Secure Network Solutions for Enterprise Cloud Services
• Chapter 69: Compliance in the Cloud
• Chapter 70: Hack the Cloud
• Chapter 71: Security Issues of Cloud Computing and an Encryption Approach
• Chapter 72: Security in Mobile Cloud Computing
• Chapter 73: Mobile Cloud Computing and Its Security and Privacy Challenges
• Chapter 74: Security and Privacy Issues in Cloud Computing
• Chapter 75: Addressing Privacy in Traditional and Cloud-Based Systems
• Chapter 76: Digital Identity Management in Cloud
• Section 6: Managerial Impact
• Preface to Managerial Impact
• Chapter 77: Virtualization and Cloud Computing
• Chapter 78: Cloud Computing Security and Risk Management
• Chapter 79: Risk Management in the Cloud and Cloud Outages
• Chapter 80: Cloud Computing and Enterprise Migration Strategies
• Chapter 81: Holistic Investment Framework for Cloud Computing
• Chapter 82: Cloud Computing Decisions in Real Enterprises
• Chapter 83: Organizational Control Related to Cloud
• Chapter 84: Planning and Implementation of Cloud Computing in NIT&s in India
• Chapter 85: Communication Aspects of Resource Management in Hybrid Clouds
• Chapter 86: Organizational and Management Aspects of Cloud Computing Application in Scientific Research
• Chapter 87: Managing the Cloud for Information Systems Agility
• Section 7: Critical Issues
• Preface to Critical Issues
• Chapter 88: Performance Evaluation of Data Intensive Computing In the Cloud
• Chapter 89: Towards Improving the Testability of Cloud Application Services
• Chapter 90: Accelerating Mobile-Cloud Computing
• Chapter 91: Cloud Scalability Measurement and Testing
• Chapter 92: Carrier-Grade Distributed Cloud Computing
• Chapter 93: Solving Security and Availability Challenges in Public Clouds
• Chapter 94: Securing Business IT on the Cloud
• Chapter 95: Seizing Electronic Evidence from Cloud Computing Environments
• Chapter 96: Key Legal Issues with Cloud Computing
• Chapter 97: Compliance in the Cloud and the Implications on Electronic Discovery
• Chapter 98: The Legal Implications of Cloud Computing
• Chapter 99: A Case Study of the Health Cloud
• Chapter 100: Do Open Educational Resources and Cloud Classroom Really Improve Students& Learning?
• Chapter 101: The Economics of Cloud Computing
• Chapter 102: Is the Cloud the Future of Computing?
• Section 8: Emerging Trends
• Preface to Emerging Trends
• Chapter 103: Rationale for Use of Cloud Computing
• Chapter 104: The Cloud Inside the Network
• Chapter 105: Novel Resource Allocation Algorithm for Energy-Efficient Cloud Computing in Heterogeneous Environment
• Chapter 106: Streamlining Cloud Management Automation by Unifying the Invocation of Scripts and Services Based on TOSCA
• Chapter 107: Dynamic Dedicated Server Allocation for Service Oriented Multi-Agent Data Intensive Architecture in Biomedical and Geospatial Cloud
• Chapter 108: High-Throughput Encryption for Cloud Computing Storage System
• Chapter 109: A Forensic-as-a-Service Delivery Platform for Law Enforcement Agencies
• Chapter 110: D-Cloud
• Chapter 111: Mobile and Cloud Technologies for Smarter Governance
• Chapter 112: Forecasting the Trends in Cloud Computing and its Impact on Future IT Business
• Chapter 113: Cloud Bioinformatics in a Private Cloud Deployment