Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing
Praise for Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing\ "A very timely and invaluable resource for CIOs, CTOs, and enterprise architects . . . extremely relevant information that will serve readers well now and far into the future." -Bob Flores, President and CEO Applicology Inc.; former CTO, Central Intelligence Agency\ "The authors have done a great job in explaining the cloud concepts. They give historical and technical background to show that cloud computing is really an evolution of numerous...
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What is cloud computing? Is it real, or just another marketing phenomena that you should simply let run its course? These questions and more are on the minds-or should be on the minds-of senior executives and leaders at a wide range of organizations around the world.As with any other area in which there is rapid innovation, cloud computing can seem to be nothing more than one big, jumbled, confusing tangle of ideas and opinions. Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing demystifies cloud computing and offers basic understanding and clear guidance about its realities: what it is exactly and how you can use it optimally to your organization's greatest advantage.Here, you'll find out:Why you should care about cloud computingHow to create an adoption model for the enterprise, with special comments for the startupWhere to begin with cloud computingWhy inevitability is . . . inevitableHow to create cloud-enabled applications that work equally well on both private or public cloudsWhy you will re-think everything about data-the crucial currency of the new economy-in order to succeedComplete with practical steps for planning, executing, and measuring incorporation of cloud computing in a wide variety of organizations, Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing explores why cloud computing is happening, why it will happen, and consequently, why it is well worth understanding.
Preface. CHAPTER 1 THE SOUND OF INEVITABILITY. A Persistent Vision. A Little History. Three Ages of Computing. Broad Enablers. Big Contributions. Limitations. I Want One of Those. Back to the Future? Notes. CHAPTER 2 CONCEPTS, TERMINOLOGY, AND STANDARDS. Basic Concepts: The Big Stuff. Major Layers. Where They Live (Deployment Models). Geographic Location. Datacenter Innovation. The Quest for Green. Standards. Much Sound and Fury . . . . Parting Thoughts. Notes. CHAPTER 3 CLOUD COMPUTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE. The Neighborhood. Parting Thoughts. Notes. CHAPTER 4 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLOUD COMPUTING. A Survey of Cloud Implications. Business Benefits of Cloud Computing. Cloud-Based Business Models. Cloud-Enabled Business Models. Strategic Implications of Cloud Computing. Evolving from SOA into the Cloud. When to Do SOA versus Cloud? Cloud Computing Adoption Obstacles. Parting Thoughts: Things to Do Tomorrow. Notes. CHAPTER 5 CLOUD ADOPTION LIFECYCLE. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle and Cloud Modeling Framework: Two Necessary Tools for Cloud Success. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle Summary. Parting Thoughts. CHAPTER 6 CLOUD ARCHITECTURE, MODELING, AND DESIGN. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle Model: Role of Cloud Modeling and Architecture. Cloud Industry Standards. Standards Monitoring Framework. A Cloud Computing Reference Model. Exploring the Cloud Computing Logical Architecture. Developing a Holistic Cloud Computing Reference Model. Cloud Deployment Model. Cloud Governance and Operations Model. Cloud Ecosystem Model (Supporting the Cloud Reference Model). Consumption of Cloud-Enabled and Cloud Enablement Resources. Cloud Computing Reference Model Summary. Cloud Computing Technical Reference Architecture. Parting Thoughts. Notes. CHAPTER 7 WHERE TO BEGIN WITH CLOUD COMPUTING. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle. Where to Begin with Cloud: Using the Cloud Adoption Lifecycle. Where to Begin with Cloud: Deployment Model Scenarios. Cloud Business Adoption Patterns. Where to Begin with Cloud: Consumers and Internal Cloud Providers. Cloud Patterns Mapped to Common Cloud Use Cases. Parting Thoughts. CHAPTER 8 ALL THINGS DATA. The Status Quo. Cracks in the Monolith. Cloud Scale. The Core Issues. Lessons Learned. Solutions and Technologies: A Few Examples. A Look Below: Need for Combined Computation/Storage. Parting Thoughts. Notes. CHAPTER 9 WHY INEVITABILITY IS . . . INEVITABLE. Driving Scale. Objections and Concerns. Overwhelming Rationality. A Natural Evolution. Parting Thoughts. Notes. APPENDIX: THE CLOUD COMPUTING VENDOR LANDSCAPE. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Platforms as a Service (PaaS). Software as a Service (SaaS). Systems Integrators. Analysts and Services Providers. Parting Thoughts. Note. About the Authors. Index.
