Chapter 12

Cloud computing systems for smart cities and homes

T. Guelzim*
M.S. Obaidat*    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, United States    Department of Computer and Information, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, United States

Abstract

To support this rapid change in information delivery and consumption, cloud computing has evolved from pure technical and narrow field applications to solve higher problem domains in the realms of smart homes and cities. Through standardized system architecture, communication and information exchange, cloud technologies rely on instrumentation and interconnection to provide intelligent feedback and to support new capacities such as digital convergence, ...

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