| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425190 | Future Generation Computer Systems | 2015 | 7 Pages |
•This is an extended editorial for a special section on Business and Industry Specific Cloud.•Examples of industry-specific offerings by different vendors are overviewed.•Some application case studies are reviewed.•Four special section papers are introduced.•The challenges and opportunities ahead are summarised.
This guest editorial highlights the current move by many cloud providers to business and industry-specific cloud. We summarise the latest happenings and provide examples of business and industry-specific needs by considering some case study reports and related research. We introduce four new special section papers, which further elaborate on issues and solutions relevant to business and industry-specific cloud. Finally we summarise the challenges and opportunities ahead for researchers and developers.
