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Big-Data Analytics and Cloud Computing

Theory, Algorithms and Applications

  • Discusses and explores theoretical concepts, principles, tools, techniques and deployment models in the context of Big Data
  • Focuses on the latest developments in Data Science (aka Analytics) and, especially, their applications to real-world challenges
  • Includes numerous cases studies for in-class analysis and assignments

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Data Quality Monitoring of Cloud Databases Based on Data Quality SLAs

      • Dimas C. Nascimento, Carlos Eduardo Pires, Demetrio Mestre
      Pages 3-20
  3. Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Data Science and Big Data Analytics at Career Builder

      • Faizan Javed, Ferosh Jacob
      Pages 83-96
    3. Two Case Studies Based on Large Unstructured Sets

      • Aaron Johnson, Paul Holmes, Lewis Craske, Marcello Trovati, Nik Bessis, Peter Larcombe
      Pages 111-125
    4. A Platform for Analytics on Social Networks Derived from Organisational Calendar Data

      • Dominic Davies-Tagg, Ashiq Anjum, Richard Hill
      Pages 147-165
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 167-169

About this book

This book reviews the theoretical concepts, leading-edge techniques and practical tools involved in the latest multi-disciplinary approaches addressing the challenges of big data. Illuminating perspectives from both academia and industry are presented by an international selection of experts in big data science. Topics and features: describes the innovative advances in theoretical aspects of big data, predictive analytics and cloud-based architectures; examines the applications and implementations that utilize big data in cloud architectures; surveys the state of the art in architectural approaches to the provision of cloud-based big data analytics functions; identifies potential research directions and technologies to facilitate the realization of emerging business models through big data approaches; provides relevant theoretical frameworks, empirical research findings, and numerous case studies; discusses real-world applications of algorithms and techniques to address the challenges of big datasets.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom

    Marcello Trovati, Richard Hill, Ashiq Anjum, Shao Ying Zhu, Lu Liu

About the editors

The editors are all members of the Computing and Mathematics Department at the University of Derby, UK, where Dr. Marcello Trovati serves as a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Dr. Richard Hill as a Professor and Head of the Computing and Mathematics Department, Dr. Ashiq Anjum as a Professor of Distributed Computing, Dr. Shao Ying Zhu as a Senior Lecturer in Computing, and Dr. Lu Liu as a Professor of Distributed Computing. The other publications of the editors include the Springer titles Guide to Security Assurance for Cloud Computing, Guide to Cloud Computing and Cloud Computing for Enterprise Architectures.

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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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