To the cloud cloud powering an enterprise
Applicable to all cloud platforms and providers; this practical resource book is supported by clear frameworks; graphics; tables; summaries; and checklists to provide a true practitioners guide to the cloud. --
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Language: | English |
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Emeryville, Calif.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne
2012
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Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Business Value of IT
- Run, Grow, Transform
- Introduction
- From Mars to the Cloud
- Cloud Time
- Journey to the Cloud
- Explore
- Envision
- Enable
- Execute
- Chapter 1: Explore
- Understand the Cloud
- Cloud Fabric
- Computing Power
- Data Storage
- Networking
- Understand the Value Proposition
- Supply-Side Savings
- Multitenancy Scale Economies
- Demand-Side Benefits
- Beyond Cost Savings
- Chart the Cloud Landscape
- Experiments and Pilot Projects
- Future Cloud Capabilities
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Envision
- Recognize the Case for Change
- Technical Legacy
- Financial Constraints
- Operational Pressures
- Drive a Shared Vision
- Executive Sponsorship
- Organizational Buy-In
- Vision for the Cloud
- "Cloud Powering" Enterprise Initiatives
- Analyze Cloud Opportunities
- Enterprise Asset Inventory
- Application Selection Process
- Categorization
- Demand Patterns
- Build the Business Case
- Cost/Benefit Analysis
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Enable
- Define Adoption Approach
- Pace of Change
- Distribution of Labor
- Staffing
- Migration Management
- Pilot Projects
- Select Cloud Providers
- Cloud Credentials
- Technology Fit
- Adoption Cost
- Security and Compliance
- Enterprise Fit
- Future Roadmap
- Upgrade the Organization
- Cloud Training
- Cloud Governance
- Working Groups
- New Roles and Responsibilities
- DevOps
- Revamp Tools and Processes
- Cloud Policy
- Finance Process Changes
- Development Process Changes
- Cloud Tools
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Execute
- Rethink Enterprise Architecture
- Infrastructure Architecture
- On-Premises Optimizations
- Impact of Cloud Infrastructure Services
- Hybrid Ecosystem Architecture
- Design Solutions for the Cloud
- Security Practices
- Code Reviews
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Attack and Penetration Testing
- Monitoring and Logging
- Ongoing Refinements
- Architectural Principles
- Resiliency
- Statelessness
- Parallelization
- Latency
- Automated Scaling
- Implement and Integrate Solutions
- Application Integration
- Identity Management
- Cross-Premises Integration
- Data Integration
- Testing
- Operate in the Cloud
- Support
- Management
- Monitoring
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Measure Success
- Summary
- Epilogue: Emerging Markets and the Cloud
- Explosive Economic Growth
- The Opportunity: Leapfrogging Legacy Technology
- Case Studies
- Case Study: redBus.in, Riding the Cloud Bus
- Case Study: Infosys, "Cloudvolution"
- Case Study: India Department of Income Tax, e-Governance
- Case Study: Microsoft, Windows Azure Sandbox
- Emerging Market Challenges
- Summary
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors