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Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes bibliographical references and index

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), combined with greater heterogeneity not only online in cloud computing architectures but across the cloud-to-edge continuum, is introducing new challenges for managing applications and infrastructure across this continuum. The scale and complexity is simply so complex that it is no longer realistic for IT teams to manually foresee the potential issues and manage the dynamism and dependencies across an increasing inter-dependent chain of service provision. This Open Access Pivot explores these challenges and offers a solution for the intelligent and reliable management of physical infrastructure and the optimal placement of applications for the provision of services on distributed clouds. This book provides a conceptual reference model for reliable capacity provisioning for distributed clouds and discusses how data analytics and machine learning, application and infrastructure optimization, and simulation can deliver quality of service requirements cost-efficiently in this complex feature space. These are illustrated through a series of case studies in cloud computing, telecommunications, big data analytics, and smart cities.

Here we are swinging back into adventure with the third exciting issue of The Thrill Book, an influential early pulp magazine featuring stories of action, horror and mystery sure to get your heart pounding! In this issue, we have the conclusion of the mysterious lost race jungle adventure "In the Shadows of Race" as well the suspenseful crime story "At the End of the Wires" and several other tales of ghostly happenings and murderous vengeance to bring a smile to the face of the well-seasoned pulp fan. - Summary by Ben Tucker

2U.S. Marine Operations In Korea 1950-1953, Volume 4: The East-Central Front

By Norman W. Hicks, Hubard D. Kuokka and Lynn Montross

This is the fourth in a series of five volumes dealing with the operations of United States Marines in Korea during the period 2 August 1950 to 27 July 1953. Volume IV presents in detail the operations of the 1st Marine Division and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, the former while operating under Eighth Army control and also as part of IX Corps and X Corps, USA, and the latter while controlled by the Fifth Air Force. The period covered in this volume begins in the latter part of December 1950, when the Division rested in the Masan “bean patch,” and continues through the guerrilla hunt, the Punchbowl fighting, and all other operations during 1951. The account ends when the Marines move to positions in the west during March 1952. - Summary by H. W. Buse, Jr.