Fundamentals of Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing & Big Data: From the Basics to Practical Use Cases
Higher Education
Author(s): M Sudheep Elayidom | Sarith Divakar M | Lija Mohan | Tanmay Kumar Pandey, and Shubham Agrawal
ISBN: 9789360532673
1st Edition
Copyright: 2025
Binding: eBook
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, cloud computing stands tall as a transformative force, reshaping our perceptions, management strategies, and deployment practices of computing resources. Within this dynamic realm, this book finds its raison d’être, aiming to offer comprehensive insights into the fundamental principles, technologies, and applications of cloud computing. Each chapter of this meticulously crafted tome is tailored to furnish indispensable knowledge and practical skills essential for navigating the intricate domain of cloud computing. From unravelling network-based technologies to delving into virtualization concepts, from dissecting cloud security requisites to elucidating the intricacies of big data analytics, every section is thoroughly designed to serve as a stepping stone in your quest for cloud computing mastery.
Cengage Digital App includes: Solutions manual, additional readings, and videos.
1. Cloud Computing
2. Virtualization
3 Architectural Design of Compute and Storage Clouds
4. Secure Distributed Data Storage in Cloud—Methods and Practices
5. Emerging Cloud Software Environments
6. Popular Cloud Databases
7. Big Data Analytics in Cloud
8. Parallel and Distributed Programming Models
9. Implementation and Testing of MapReduce Programming Model in Cloud
10. Apache Spark—A Framework for Big Data
11. Use Cases: Hadoop, R, and Social Network Analysis
12. Cloud Computing Governance and Compliance
Glossary
M. Sudheep Elayidom, PhD, is Professor in Division of Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, Cochin University, Kerala. He has teaching experience of more than 25 years and research experience of more than 10 years.
Sarith Divakar M., PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at LBS College of Engineering, Kerala.
Lija Mohan, PhD, is a highly qualified and accomplished Security Domain Expert with more than 8 years of industry experience, based in Ernakulam, employed at Prevalent AI, where she leads their flagship Entity Inventory product.
Tanmay Kumar Pandey, M.Tech., is Solutions Architect at DuploCloud, a trailblazer in DevSecOps and CloudSecOps solutions.
Shubham Agrawal, M.S., is a highly accomplished Software Development and Distributed Systems Expert at Amazon, USA, possessing more than 7 years of industry experience.