Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) Model and RESTful HTTP-based Protocol. An Interface for Managing Cloud Infrastructure

Author(s):  
Pedro Lourenço ◽  
João Pedro Dias ◽  
Ademar Aguiar ◽  
Hugo Sereno Ferreira ◽  
André Restivo

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Pascual ◽  
T. Lorido-Botrán ◽  
J. Miguel-Alonso ◽  
J. A. Lozano

Author(s):  
S. Karthiga Devi ◽  
B. Arputhamary

Today the volume of healthcare data generated increased rapidly because of the number of patients in each hospital increasing.  These data are most important for decision making and delivering the best care for patients. Healthcare providers are now faced with collecting, managing, storing and securing huge amounts of sensitive protected health information. As a result, an increasing number of healthcare organizations are turning to cloud based services. Cloud computing offers a viable, secure alternative to premise based healthcare solutions. The infrastructure of Cloud is characterized by a high volume storage and a high throughput. The privacy and security are the two most important concerns in cloud-based healthcare services. Healthcare organization should have electronic medical records in order to use the cloud infrastructure. This paper surveys the challenges of cloud in healthcare and benefits of cloud techniques in health care industries.


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