Introduction to Cloud Computing

This book covers all aspects of cloud computing in an easy-to-understand approach. It covers a variety of topics such as cloud computing and its comparison with peer-to-peer client-server and grid computing; virtualization and its levels; cloud computing services such as IaaS PaaS SaaS and DBaaS; cloud computing and its business values; myths and truths about cloud computing; cloud types and models such as private community hybrid and public; open-source eucalyptus and OpenStack cloud application architecture; cloud deployment techniques; recent trends in cloud computing and standards; host security in cloud for SaaS PaaS and IaaSdata security in cloud.