ABSTRACT

Cloud computing is an important area of research and is developing at a rapid pace. There are certain topics in cloud where there are some research openings. There are several applications of cloud; depth-and breadthwise, the cloud is expanding. In this chapter, several advanced topics are discussed. A brief description about intercloud and its types, topologies, and benefits is provided first, followed by cloud management. Cloud management is considered to be one of the important areas, and here certain management topics related to architecture are discussed. Consequently, mobile cloud and media cloud are discussed in brief. This is followed by a discussion on standards and interoperability. Here, the problems related to interoperability are pointed out. The necessity for standardization is also discussed. This is followed by a brief introduction to cloud governance, its various components, and its importance. The next subsection discussed in detail about green computing. It elaborates on the method for energy calculation. It discusses some of the popular algorithms that try to reduce the energy consumption of data center. Further, the recent works in this area are mentioned. The next subsection discusses about the impact of computational intelligence in cloud

computing. The areas where it is used and the places where it can be used are discussed. Finally, cloud data analytics, one of the most popular topics that is changing today’s world, is discussed. This subsection elaborates upon data analytics, and the reason cloud is used here. The chapter ends with some review points, review questions, and further readings.