Cloud virtualization has created an enormous impact on IT and networking worlds. A cloud environment is built on virtualization technology. Virtualization and its exclusive architecture have numerous features and advantages over non-conventional virtual machines. However, these new uniqueness...

Due to the widespread use of cloud services, the need for proper and dynamic distribution will redouble the resources. One of the most complex problems in cloud environments is resource allocation such that on one hand the resource provider should obtain maximum utilization and on the other hand...

Testing in the Cloud is far more challenging than testing individual software services. A multitude of factors affect testing, including variations across platforms and infrastructure. Architectural issues include differences between private, public Clouds, multi-Clouds and Cloud-bursting....

A distinguished successful platform for parallel data processing MapReduce is attracting a significant momentum from both academia and industry as the volume of data to capture, transform, and analyse grows rapidly. Although MapReduce is used in many applications to analyse large scale data...

The current educational technologies in developing countries are not always successfully implemented and utilized due to infrastructure limitations, such as limited resources, limited training in educational technologies, and the unrealized potential usefulness of these technologies. Using an...

One of the most technological trends that enables on demand sharing of resources through Internet is Cloud Computing. It is a collection of hardware, software, storage, and services which are efficiently utilized to enhance business agility through reducing communication and computing costs....

Cloud technology in a multi-enterprise, collaborative context is one of the most promising topics at IT-Supply Chain (SC) intersection. Cloud comes with well-proven advantages and cost savings; enabling collaboration and business intelligence. Cloud transition is still on-going with individual...

With the advent of new technologies like software defined networking, cloud computing and Internet of Things, everything needs to be redefined. Software Define Networking (SDN) is the latest approach and an emerging network technology that will bring a major change in the area of networking....

Cloud computing is a major technology enabler for providing efficient services at affordable costs by reducing the costs of traditional software and hardware licensing models. As it continues to evolve, it is widely being adopted by healthcare organisations. But hosting healthcare solutions on...

Cloud computing technology is a relatively new concept of providing scalable and virtualized resources, software and hardware on demand to consumers. It presents a new technology to deliver computing resources as a service. It offers a variety of benefits like services on demand and provisioning...