Cloud computing is a revolutionary paradigm to deliver computing resources, ranging from data storage/processing to software, as a service over the network, with the benefits of efficient resource utilization and improved manageability. The current popular cloud computing models encompass a cluster of expensive and dedicated machines to provide cloud computing services, incurring significant in...

The proliferation of mobile devices, coupled by the increase in their capabilities, have enabled the establishment of a rich mobile computing platform that can be utilized in conjunction with cloud services. In this chapter, we overview the latest mobile computing models and architectures focusing on their security properties. In particular, we study a wide range of threats against the availabi...

In cloud computing highly scalable computing resources are supplied as an outer service through internet on pay-as-usability basis. Portio research [1] estimates that mobile subscribers will reach 6.5 billion by the end of 2012, 6.9 billion by the end of 2013. Due to increasing use of mobile devices the requirement of cloud computing in mobile devices arise, which gave birth to Mobile Cloud Com...

Cloud computing frameworks such as, Google App Engine, Amazon Web Services, Windows Azure, and open source frameworks such as OpenStack have become increasingly popular among practitioners. Also, the growth in usage and deployment of smartphone platforms and applications worldwide is increasing rapidly. Mobile cloud computing promotes use of cloud based services in a mobile environment. Data an...

-The goal of cloud computing is usage of cloud resource form anywhere i.e. mobility. Mobile cloud computing, new technology in the field of cloud computing enables cloud users to access cloud from their mobile devices (e.g. Laptops, PDA, Smartphone’s). Computation power and battery life is one of the major issues of these mobile devices. Now a day’s resource starved applications like online HD ...

Today, there is an increase of using mobile smart devices. These devices can have an effective access to information and benefit of many applications in the Cloud. Cloud Computing (CC) exploits its full potential with many difficulties due to its inherent problems such as resource scarcity, intermittent network connectivity, and mobility. Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) can treat these problems by...

Cloud computing technology is providing businesses, be it micro, small, medium, and large scale enterprises with the same level playing grounds. Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) that have adopted the cloud are taking their businesses to greater heights with the competitive edge that cloud computing offers. The limitations faced by (SMEs) in procuring and maintaining IT infrastructures has be...