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IGI Global Releases Cloud, Grid, HPC Topic Collection


HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 8 — IGI Global, an international publishing company specializing in applied research publications on all aspects of information technology management, is pleased to announce the release of its Cloud, Grid, and High Performance Computing Topic Collection. The Cloud, Grid, and High Performance Computing collection includes 18 titles on various topics related to grid and high performance computing, electronic services and service science, systems and software engineering, and more. It is a valuable resource for academicians, researchers, and practitioners seeking knowledge on the latest practices and applications in the field.

Available for purchase as a print, e-book, or print/e-book combination package, the Cloud, Grid, and High Performance Computing collection is priced at a fraction of the cost compared to purchasing each title individually. The Cloud, Grid, and High Performance Computing collection offers your library a unique and affordable reference collection.

Titles in the Cloud, Grid, and High Performance Computing collection include:

  • Cloud Computing Advancements in Design, Implementation, and Technologies, edited by Shadi Aljawarneh (Isra University, Jordan)
  • Achieving Federated and Self-Manageable Cloud Infrastructures: Theory and Practice, edited by Massimo Villari (Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy), Ivona Brandic (Vienna University of Technology, Austria), Francesco Tusa (Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy).
  • Technology Integration Advancements in Distributed Systems and Computing, edited by Nik Bessis (University of Derby, UK)
  • Software Reuse in the Emerging Cloud Computing Era, edited by Hongji Yang (De Montfort University, UK), Xiaodong Liu (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)
  • Cloud Computing for Teaching and Learning: Strategies for Design and Implementation, edited by Lee Chao (University of Houston-Victoria, USA)
  • Data Intensive Distributed Computing: Challenges and Solutions for Large-scale Information Management, edited by Tevfik Kosar (University at Buffalo, USA)
  • Open Source Cloud Computing Systems: Practices and Paradigms, edited by Luis M. Vaquero (Telefónica R&D Labs, Spain), Juan Cáceres (Telefónica R&D Labs, Spain), Juan J. Hierro (Telefónica R&D Labs, Spain)
  • Computational and Data Grids: Principles, Applications and Design, edited by Nikolaos Preve (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
  • Achieving Real-Time in Distributed Computing: From Grids to Clouds, edited by Dimosthenis Kyriazis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), Theodora Varvarigou (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), Kleopatra G. Konstanteli (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
  • Grid Technologies for E-Health: Applications for Telemedicine Services and Delivery, edited by Ekaterina Kldiashvili (Georgia Telemedicine Union, Georgia)
  • Novel Developments in Granular Computing: Applications for Advanced Human Reasoning and Soft Computation, edited by JingTao Yao (University of Regina, Canada)
  • Principles and Applications of Distributed Event-Based Systems, edited by Annika M. Hinze (University of Waikato, New Zealand), Alejandro Buchmann (University of Waikato, New Zealand)
  • Dynamic Reconfigurable Network-on-Chip Design: Innovations for Computational Processing and Communication, edited by Jih-Sheng Shen (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan), Pao-Ann Hsiung (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
  • Large-Scale Distributed Computing and Applications: Models and Trends, authored by Valentin Cristea (Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania), Ciprian Dobre (Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania), Corina Stratan (Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania), Florin Pop (Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania), Alexandru Costan (Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania)
  • Handbook of Research on Grid Technologies and Utility Computing: Concepts for Managing Large-Scale Applications, edited by Emmanuel Udoh (Sullivan University, USA), Frank Zhigang Wang (Cranfield University, UK)
  • Grid Technology for Maximizing Collaborative Decision Management and Support: Advancing Effective Virtual Organizations, edited by Nik Bessis (University of Bedfordshire, UK)
  • Quantitative Quality of Service for Grid Computing: Applications for Heterogeneity, Large-Scale Distribution, and Dynamic Environments, edited by Lizhe Wang (Institute of Scientific Computing, Germany), Jinjun Chen (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), Wei Jie (University of Manchester, UK)
  • Rough Computing: Theories, Technologies and Applications, edited by Aboul Ella Hassanien (Cairo University, Egypt), Zbigniew Suraj (University of Information Technology and Management, Poland), Dominik Slezak (University of Regina, Canada), Pawan Lingras (St Mary's University, Canada)

For more information on the Cloud, Grid, and High Performance Computing collection, visit http://www.igi-global.com/topic-collection/cloud-grid-high-performance-computing/72142. For purchasing information, please contact cust@igi-global.com, 717-533-8845 ext. 100 or 866-342-6657. Have your institution's library sign up for a free, no obligation, two-week trial of any IGI Global Topic Collection. Contacteresources@igi-global.com for details.

*E-book access is available on a perpetual basis and includes all features of IGI Global's state-of-the-art platform. To learn more about IGI Global's platform, visit www.igi-global.com/eresources or e-mail eresources@igi-global.com.

About IGI Global

Established in 1988, IGI Global, headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with an office in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a leading academic publisher of books, journals, encyclopedias, teaching cases, proceedings, and databases. Offering premier and peer-reviewed content to international researchers, librarians, and universities, their publications focus on the utilization and management of information science and technology in areas such as: education, social science, library and information science, healthcare, business management, public administration, computer science, and engineering. IGI Global currently publishes research under five imprints – Information Science Reference, Business Science Reference, Medical Information Science Reference, Engineering Science Reference and IGI Publishing. More in-depth information about IGI Global's mission and resources is available at www.igi-global.com.

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Source: IGI Global

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