CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS Cloud Computing: Methods and Practical Approaches To be published by Springer in 2013 Edited by: Dr Zaigham Mahmood, University of Derby, UK Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: 5 Sept 2012 (extended) Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 15 Oct 2012 Introduction
Cloud computing is an emerging paradigm that allows cloud consumers to self-provision cloud-based IT resources. It promises numerous benefits including reduction in capital expenditure as well as increased scalability and business agility. As a result, enterprises are positioning themselves to take advantage of the new paradigm. However, cloud provides a virtualised, shared and distributed environment that requires new methods and approaches to develop, deploy and access cloud services and resources. In this respect, much research and work is being undertaken on topics such as: software development suitable for distributed environments; effective systems deployment; movement, storage and retrieval of ‘big data’; cloud brokerage services; development of hybrid clouds, roadmap to cloud migration; issues relating to security and threats due to virtualised environments; as well as standards. Organisations in the process of moving to the cloud environments are also developing and deploying novel methods and approaches for successful adoption to reap the benefits that the new paradigm promises. There are numerous success stories that could provide recommendations and best practices for other organisations on the road to cloud adoption. The aim of the proposed book is to discuss and report on methods and frameworks as well as practical approaches currently being adopted by practitioners or researched within the academic community, to benefit from this emerging paradigm. Recommended Topics: include, but not limited to, the following: New approaches to applications design and development for distributed computing Frameworks for systems deployment in distributed environments Novel mechanisms to counter security threats due to virtualisation environments Methodologies with respect to movement, storage and retrieval of ‘big data’ Modelling and simulation of cloud and distributed environments Brokerage services to access cloud-based resources more efficiently Practical approaches for integration of on-premise and cloud-based services Approaches and best practices for building hybrid clouds Effective approaches to cloud bursting and cloud bridging Discussion of issues relating to scalability, availability and performance Testing for reliability, availability and performance Development of standards especially with respect to interoperability and trust Approaches to building clouds and migration to cloud environments Case studies and best practices. Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit 1-2 page chapter proposals clearly stating the objective, scope and structure of the proposed chapters - by the deadline mentioned above. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified within one week and given instructions and guidelines for full chapter preparation. Completed chapters should be approximately 10,000 words or approximately 20 pages in length. Full chapters will be reviewed following a double-blind peer review process to ensure relevance, quality and high information content. Proposals and full chapters, as WORD format, should be sent to: [email protected] Important dates · Chapter proposals due date: 5 Sept 2012 (extended) · Full chapters due date: 15 Oct 2012 · Chapter reviews feedback due date: 15 Nov 2012 · Revised chapters due date: 15 Dec 2012 · Manuscript delivery to publishers: 1 Mar 2013 For Enquiries: please contact the editor: Dr Zaigham Mahmood: [email protected] .----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Zaigham Mahmood Reader in Applied Computing Assistant Head of DISYS (Distributed Systems) Research Group University of Derby, UK .------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Cloud Computing for Enterprise Architectures' by Z Mahmood & R Hill (Eds) now available at: http://www.springer.com/computer/communication+networks/book/978-1-4471-2235-7 .------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Cloud Computing: Concepts and Technology' by T Erl, Z Mahmood & R Puttini will be launched at SOA/Cloud Symposium, Imperial College, London, 24-25 Sept 2012 .------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication. [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
