A massive, and comprehensive, overview of cloud infrastructures, this is a collection of in-depth studies and recipes written by an international team of experts and designed to facilitate decision-making and improve management of a wide variety of applications and services. Topics covered concentrate on big data applications in the cloud context and include a variety of topics. from an introduction to big data analytics and big data storage and computation to medical data analysis and green cloud computing. Throughout, the approach is detailed and hands-on, including step-by-step instructions for both implementation and research. Many cutting-edge technologies are discussed: Hadoop, NoSQL and NewSQl all receive a thorough treatment. Data visualization, and problems arising from use of different platforms are covered. An extensive list of references points the way to more tools and information. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Clouds are being positioned as the next-generation consolidated, centralized, yet federated IT infrastructure for hosting all kinds of IT platforms and for deploying, maintaining, and managing a wider variety of personal, as well as professional applications and services. Handbook of Research on Cloud Infrastructures for Big Data Analytics focuses exclusively on the topic of cloud-sponsored big data analytics for creating flexible and futuristic organizations. This book helps researchers and practitioners, as well as business entrepreneurs, to make informed decisions and consider appropriate action to simplify and streamline the arduous journey towards smarter enterprises.
