Enterprise Management Strategies in the Era of Cloud Computing

Recent advances in internet architecture have led to the advent and subsequent explosion of cloud computing technologies, providing businesses with a powerful toolbox of collaborative digital resources. These technologies have fostered a more flexible, decentralized approach to IT infrastructure, enabling businesses to operate in a more agile fashion and on a globalized scale.

Enterprise Management Strategies in the Era of Cloud Computing seeks to explore the possibilities of business in the cloud. Targeting an audience of research scholars, students, software developers, and business professionals, this premier reference source provides a cutting-edge look at the exciting and multifaceted relationships between cloud computing, software virtualization, collaborative technology, and business infrastructure in the 21st Century.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction and Frame Work
Chapter 1: Design Challenges of Cloud Computing
Chapter 2: An Interoperability Framework for Enterprise Applications in Cloud Environments
Chapter 3: Design Considerations for a Corporate Cloud Service Catalog

Section 2: Cloud Computing in Education Sector
Chapter 4: Personal Mobile Cloud Computing Affordances for Higher Education
Chapter 5: Applying Kolb Learning Experiential Theory with Cloud Computing in Higher Education Institutions

Section 3: Business Models in Cloud Computing Environment
Chapter 6: Big Data in Cloud Computing Environment for Market Trends
Chapter 7: Cloud Computing

Section 4: Supply Chain in Cloud Computing Environment
Chapter 8: IPCRESS
Chapter 9: The Role of Cloud Computing in Global Supply Chain

Section 5: Cloud Computing in Health Sector
Chapter 10: Establishing Synergy between Cloud Computing and Colloborative Technology in Medical Informatics

Section 6: Technical Issues in Cloud Computing
Chapter 11: Heuristic Task Consolidation Techniques for Energy Efficient Cloud Computing
Chapter 12: Virtual Machine Placement Strategy for Cloud Data Center