Preface ix
 
References xii
 
1 Introduction 1
 
1.1 Overview 1
 
1.2 Cloud definition 2
 
1.3 Cloud evolution 3
 
1.4 Cloud services 5
 
1.5 Cloud deployment types 6
 
1.6 Main challenges of Clouds 7
 
1.7 Summary 10
 
1.8 Exercises 10
 
References 11
 
Part One Cloud management 13
 
2 Cloud structure 15
 
2.1 Introduction 15
 
2.2 Infrastructure components 15
 
2.3 Cloud Layers 17
 
2.4 Cloud relations 23
 
2.5 Cloud dynamics 27
 
2.6 Data types 27
 
2.7 Summary 30
 
2.8 Exercises 30
 
References 30
 
3 Fundamentals of Cloud management 31
 
3.1 Introduction 31
 
3.2 Clouds management services 32
 
3.3 Virtual control center 37
 
3.4 Prerequisite input-data for the management services 37
 
3.5 Management of user requirements 40
 
3.6 Summary 46
 
3.7 Exercises 47
 
References 47
 
4 Cloud properties 49
 
4.1 Introduction 49
 
4.2 Adaptability property 50
 
4.3 Resilience property 51
 
4.4 Scalability property 52
 
4.5 Availability property 53
 
4.6 Reliability property 53
 
4.7 Security and privacy property 54
 
4.8 Business model 55
 
4.9 Summary 56
 
4.10 Exercises 57
 
References 57
 
5 Automated management services 59
 
5.1 Introduction 59
 
5.2 Virtual layer self-managed services 60
 
5.3 Virtual services interdependency 65
 
5.4 Application layer self-managed services 67
 
5.5 Application services interdependency 70
 
5.6 Security and privacy by design 71
 
5.7 Multi-tier application deployment in the Cloud 73
 
5.8 Main challenges and requirements 79
 
5.9 Summary 82
 
5.10 Exercises 82
 
References 83
 
Part Two Clouds security fundamentals 85
 
6 Background 87
 
6.1 Topics flow 87
 
6.2 Trusted Computing 89
 
6.3 Summary 97
 
References 97
 
7 Challenges for establishing trust in Clouds 99
 
7.1 Introduction 99
 
7.2 Effects of Cloud dynamism on trust relationships 100
 
7.3 Challenges 103
 
7.4 Summary 105
 
7.5 Exercises 105
 
References 105
 
8 Establishing trust in Clouds 107
 
8.1 Introduction 107
 
8.2 Organization requirements 107
 
8.3 Framework requirements 108
 
8.4 Device properties 111
 
8.5 Framework architecture 112
 
8.6 Required software agents 116
 
8.7 Framework workflow 119
 
8.8 Discussion and analysis 125
 
8.9 Summary 126
 
8.10 Exercises 127
 
References 127
 
9 Clouds chains of trust 129
 
9.1 Introduction 129
 
9.2 Software agents revision 130
 
9.3 Roots of and chains of trust definition 130
 
9.4 Intra-layer chains of trust 132
 
9.5 Trust across layers 140
 
9.6 Summary 143
 
9.7 Exercises 143
 
References 143
 
10 Provenance in Clouds 145
 
10.1 Introduction 145
 
10.2 Motivating scenarios 148
 
10.3 Log records management and requirements 150
 
10.4 Framework domain architecture 155
 
10.5 Framework software agents 157
 
10.6 Framework workflow 160
 
10.7 Threat analysis 171
 
10.8 Discussion and future directions 173
 
10.9 Exercises 175
 
References 175
 
11 Insiders 177
 
11.1 Introdu