Cloud Computing Technologies for Smart Agriculture and Healthcare

<p>The Cloud is an advanced and fast-growing technology in the current era. The computing paradigm has changed drastically. It provided a new insight into the computing world with new characteristics including on-demand virtualization scalability and many more. Utility computing virtualization and service-oriented architecture (SoA) are the key characteristics of Cloud computing. The Cloud provides distinct IT services over the web on a <i>pay-as-you-go</i> and <i>on-demand</i> basis. <b><i>Cloud Computing Technologies for Smart Agriculture and Healthcare</i></b> covers Cloud management and its framework. It also focuses how the Cloud computing framework can be integrated with applications based on agriculture and healthcare.</p><p>Features:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Contains a systematic overview of the state-of-the-art basic theories challenges implementation and case studies on Cloud technology </li> <p> </p> <li>Discusses of recent research results and future advancement in virtualization technology</li> <p> </p> <li>Focuses on core theories architectures and technologies necessary to develop and understand the computing models and its applications</li> <p> </p> <li>Includes a wide range of examples that uses Cloud technology for increasing farm profitability and sustainable production </li> <p> </p> <li>Presents the farming industry with Cloud technology that allows it toaggregate analyze and share data across farms and the world</li> <p> </p> <li>Includes Cloud-based electronic health records with privacy and security features</li> <p> </p> <li>Offers suitable IT solutions to the global issues in the domain of agriculture and health care for society</li> </ul><p>This reference book is aimed at undergraduate and post-graduate programs. It will also help research scholars in their research work. This book also benefits like scientists business innovators entrepreneurs professionals and practitioners.</p>