Internet of Things

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, we are grateful to all the contributing authors for their time, effort, and understanding during the preparation of the book.

Raj would like to thank his family members, especially his wife, Smrithi and daughters, Soumya and Radha Buyya, for their love, understanding, and support during the preparation of the book. Amir would like to thank his wife Elly and daughter Diana.

Finally, we would like to thank the staff at Morgan Kauffman, particularly, Amy Invernizzi, Priya Kumaraguruparan, Brian Romer, and Todd Green. They were wonderful to work with.

Rajkumar Buyya

The University of Melbourne and Manjrasoft Pty Ltd, Australia

Amir Vahid Dastjerdi

The University of Melbourne, Australia