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Cloud Computing is a hot topic of the day among academicians, researchers and current industry. This book is designed to give a broad overview of certain strategies of workflow scheduling in cloud. The principles of workflow scheduling in cloud computing environment is discussed in detail from various perspectives. The modern trends of cloud computing have been dealt from basic principles and terminologies in easily understandable English language so as to enable the reader to understand with minimal effort. This book would serve as an ideal guide for B.E., B.Tech., B.S., B.Sc., undergraduate students of Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering who wish to take up projects on cloud computing. Students pursuing postgraduate course in Engineering, M.E., M.Tech., M.S., M.Sc., and M.C.A. students will find this book useful for their projects. Research Scholars working in the area of cloud computing will find the book as a handy reference guide for their PhD work. Software Developers involved in IT and ITES sectors, specifically working on grid and cloud computing domains would find this book as a useful resource.

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S.Balamurugan is working as an Assistant Professor in IT Department, Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He holds to his credit 2 books and 65 papers in International Journals and Conferences. His research areas are Database Privacy, Cloud Computing and Object Modeling Techniques.

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