Table of Contents

Grids, Clouds, and Virtualization
Massimo Cafaro and Giovanni AloisioQuality of Service for I/O Workloads in Multicore Virtualized Servers
J. Lakshmi, and S.K. NandyArchitectures for Enhancing Grid Infrastructures with Cloud Computing
Eduardo Huedo, Rafael Moreno-Vozmediano, Ruben S. Montero, and Ignacio M. LlorenteScientific Workflows in the Cloud
Gideon Juve, and Ewa DeelmanAuspice: Automatic Service Planning in Cloud/Grid Environments
David Chiu, and Gagan AgrawalParameter Sweep Job Submission to Clouds
P. Kacsuk, A. Marosi, M. Kozlovszky, and S. Acs, Z. FarkasEnergy Aware Clouds
Anne-Cecile Orgerie, Marcos Dias de Assuncao, and Laurent LefevreJungle Computing: Distributed Supercomputing beyond Clusters, Grids, and Clouds
Frank J. Seinstra, Jason Maassen, Rob V. van Nieuwpoort, Niels Drost, Timo van Kessel, Ben van Werkhoven, Jacopo Urbani, Ceriel Jacobs, Thilo Kielmann, and Henri E. BalApplication-Level Interoperability Across Grids and Clouds
Shantenu Jha, Andre Luckow, AndreMerzky, Miklos Erdely, and Saurabh Sehgal

Reviews

From the reviews:"The goal of this book is to be both an introduction and a technical reference to the very current topics of grids, clouds, and virtualization. ... The editors of the book, Cafaro and Aloisio, start with a brief introduction, definitions, history, and best-known examples of current technology. ... The systems described use academic, commercial, and privately owned resources. ... Overall, this book is a good technical reference for the current state of the art and various issues of the topics presented." (Veronica Lagrange, ACM Computing Reviews, February, 2011)"Grids, Clouds and Virtualization is a collection of nine papers that contribute to understanding an assortment of topics related to this area. The papers are well organized and sequenced in the book, from the most basic and definitional papers through the more advanced and specialized. Because each paper stands on its own, readers of all levels can pick and choose the topics that they have the background to understand and explore. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty, professionals/practitioners, and general readers." (F. H. Wild III, Choice, Vol. 48 (8), April, 2011)