Unleash the power of cloud computing using Azure, AWS and Apache Hadoop Key Features Provides a sound understanding of the Cloud computing concepts, architecture and its applications Explores the practical benefits of Cloud computing services and deployment models in details Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing Life Cycle (CCLC), Load balancing approach, Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC), Google App Engine (GAE) Virtualization and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Cloud Computing applications - Google Apps, Dropbox Cloud and Apple iCloud and its uses in various sectors - Education, Healthcare, Politics, Business, and Agriculture Cloud Computing platforms - Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Open Nebulla, Eucalyptus, Open Stack, Nimbus and The Apache Hadoop Architecture Adoption of Cloud Computing technology and strategies for migration to the cloud Cloud computing adoption case studies - Sub-Saharan Africa and India Description With the advent of internet, there is a complete paradigm shift in the manner we comprehend computing. Need to enable ubiquity, convenient and on-demand access to resources in highly scalable and resilient environments that can be remotely accessed, gave birth to the concept of Cloud computing. The acceptance is so rapid that the notion influences sophisticated innovations in academia, industry and research world-wide and hereby change the landscape of information technology as we thought of. This book begins with the fundamentals of cloud computing, its service and deployment models, architecture, as well as applications and platforms. It presents some key enterprise strategies and models for the adoption of and migration to cloud. Privacy and security issues and challenges also form a major part of our discussion in the book as well as case studies of cloud computing adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa and India. The book concludes with a discussion of several advanced topics, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Open Nebulla, Microsoft Azure, Apache Hadoop and Google App Engine (GAE). What you will learn Learn about the Importance of Cloud Computing in Current Digital Era Understand the Core concepts and Principles of Cloud Computing with practical benefits Discover how Cloud Computing Architecture works Learn about the Load balancing approach and Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) Learn about the Virtualization and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts Learn about the various Cloud Computing applications, Platforms and Security concepts Understand the adoption Cloud Computing technology and strategies for migration to the cloud Who This Book is For This book is intended for students of B.E., B.Tech., B.Sc., M.Sc., M.E., and M.Tech. as a text book. The content is designed keeping in mind the bench marked curriculum of various universities (both National and International). Aspiring Cloud Computing Researchers Instructors, Academicians and Professionals, if they are familiar with cloud, can use this book to learn various open source cloud computing tools, applications, technologies. They will also get a flavor of various international certification exams available. Table of Contents Foundation of Cloud Computing Cloud Services and Deployment Models Cloud Computing Architecture Virtualization Technology Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Cloud Security and Privacy Cloud Computing Applications Cloud Computing Technologies, Platform and Services Adoption of Cloud Computing