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Distributed and Cloud Computing: Clusters, Grids, Clouds, and the Future Internet
Distributed and Cloud Computing Clusters Grids Clouds and the Future Internet Author:Kai Hwang, Jack Dongarra, Geoffrey C. Fox Cloud-based distributed systems such as Facebook, Gmail, Amazon, Salesforce.com and others play an increasingly important role in society. Future software engineers and system designers need to understand the principles that underlie them, in order to build the Internet of tomorrow. Distributed and Cloud Computing: Clusters, Grids, Clouds, and t... more »he Future Internet explains how to create high-performance, scalable, reliable systems. Starting with an overview of modern distributed models, the text exposes the design principles, systems architecture, and innovative applications of parallel, distributed, and cloud computing systems. The book describes cloud-based systems for research, e-commerce, social networking and more, using examples from open-source and commercial vendors.
Complete coverage of modern distributed computing technology including clusters, the grid, service-oriented architecture, massively parallel processors, peer-to-peer networking, and cloud computing Includes case studies from the leading distributed computing vendors: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and more Designed to meet the needs of students taking a distributed systems course, each chapter includes exercises and further reading, with lecture slides and solutions available online« less