Marks / Lozano Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-63049-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Your organization can save and thrive in the cloud with thisfirst non-technical guide to cloud computing for businessleaders
In less than a decade Google, Amazon, and Salesforce.com wentfrom unknown ideas to powerhouse fixtures in the economiclandscape; in even less time offerings such as Linkedin, Youtube,Facebook, Twitter and many others also carved out important roles;in less than five years Apple's iTunes became the largest musicretailer in North America.
They all share one key strategic decision - each of theseorganizations chose to harness the power of cloud computing topower their drives to dominance. With roots in supercomputing andmany other technical disciplines, cloud computing is ushering in anentirely new economic reality - technology-enabledenterprises built on low cost, flexible, and limitless technicalinfrastructures.
The Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing reveals how youcan apply the power of cloud computing throughout your enterprise,giving members of the C-suite a detailed look at:
* Why cloud computing must be a top priority on your company's ITroadmaps
* How the drive for scale, lower costs and greater agility ismaking cloud computing a fiscal and technological imperative
* The relationship between cloud computing and other relevant ITinitiatives
* The strategic implications of cloud computing for theenterprise
* Where to begin and how to get started integrating cloudcomputing into your existing operations
Now you can harness cloud computing's potential for yourorganization. Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing shows youhow.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marks, Eric A.

Lozano, Bob

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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, ANDSTANDARDS.
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 CLOUDCOMPUTING.
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: TwoNecessary Tools for Cloud Success.
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle.
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle Summary.
Parting Thoughts.
CHAPTER 6 CLOUD ARCHITECTURE, MODELING, ANDDESIGN.
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle Model: Role of Cloud Modeling andArchitecture.
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 ReferenceModel).
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 AdoptionLifecycle.
Where to Begin with Cloud: Deployment Model Scenarios.
Cloud Business Adoption Patterns.
Where to Begin with Cloud: Consumers and Internal CloudProviders.
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 VENDORLANDSCAPE.
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.

Über Autor(innen)

Eric A. Marks is President and CEO of AgilePath Corporation, aService-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web services solutionsfirm. He is focused on driving executive insight, strategy, andplanning, and business execution of Web services and SOA. Asoftware and technology services veteran with seventeen years ofexperience with firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers, CambridgeTechnology Partners, Novell, Electronic Data Systems, StreamServe,Ontos, and Square D Company/Schneider Electric, he serves on theAdvisory Board of Directors for LogicLibrary, the leading softwareasset reuse firm, and lectures at Syracuse University's nationallyrecognized School of Information Studies. He is a regular columnistfor Computerworld online, Managing Automation magazine, and theindustry portal www.SearchWebServices.com.
Roberto (Bob) Lozano is chief strategist and founder ofAppistry, Inc., a leading provider of cloud application platforms.An experienced entrepreneur with a history of building successfulcompanies, Lozano founded and led PaylinX, a leader in the paymentsolutions market. He has also held management and technologypositions with Southwestern Bell (now AT&T), Monsanto, andSandia National Laboratories, has lectured on artificialintelligence as an adjunct faculty member at Washington Universityin St. Louis, and also founded Intelligent Computer Systems. He isa frequent speaker around the industry and blogs atwww.thoughtsoncomputing.com.