About the Book
The Executive’s Strategic Guide to Driving Maximum Business Value from Cloud Services
Cloud services represent a fundamental shift in how individuals, enterprises, and governments conduct business, interact, and use technology. If used effectively, they can increase business agility and focus, simplify capacity planning, and strengthen cost control. Unsurprisingly, however, the cloud also presents risks. In this concise, executive level book, leading experts Archie Reed and Stephen G. Bennett share the insights and guidance decision-makers need to drive maximum value from cloud services--and avoid the pitfalls.
The authors explain what cloud computing is, how it works, who provides cloud services, and how companies are using them. Next, they walk through the entire cloud lifecycle, offering expert guidance on planning, governance, compliance, security, operations, administration, management, and more. You’ll learn how to:
· Assess the opportunities, benefits, and risks of cloud services in your environment
· Use the cloud to improve processes, accelerate system/product delivery, or create entirely new products and businesses
· Approach the cloud strategically (and learn why you should)
· Understand cloud infrastructure, operations, and standards from the decision-maker’s point of view
· Build on existing solution architecture, design practices, and SOA investments
· Ensure appropriate control, monitoring, compliance, and security
· Use IT process standardization to simplify cloud services management
· Define a flexible roadmap that enables multiple projects to move forward in parallel, and can change as the marketplace evolves
Cover illustration by RapidEye /iStockphoto.com
Table of Contents:
Preface
Part I: Shift Happens!
1 Introduction
The Cloud Services Market
Cloud Services Benefits
Benefits of Cloud Services
Summary of Benefits
What Is Cloud?
The NIST Essential Characteristics of Cloud Computing
The NIST Service Models of Cloud Computing
The NIST Deployment Models of Cloud Computing
What Can Cloud Do for Me?
Summary
Endnotes
2 Evolution or Revolution?
Cloud Capabilities
Benefits Versus Risks
Summary
3 Reflections on the Shift
Endnotes
Part II: The Cloud Service Alphabet Soup
4 Introduction to Cloud Services
Cloud Usage Models
Cloud Architecture: High Level
Public Cloud Architectures
Private and Hybrid Cloud Architectures
Cloud Architecture in Depth
Software as a Service
Platform as a Service
Infrastructure as a Service
Cloud Architecture Conclusions
Endnotes
5 State of the Industry
Cloud Services Create New Markets and New Threats
New Markets
New Threats
Standards
Assurance in the Cloud
Summary
Endnotes
6 Reflections on Cloud Services
Endnotes
Part III: Life in the Cloud–Planning and Managing the Cloud
7 Introduction to Cloud Planning
Enterprise Architecture
Solution Architecture and Design
Service-Oriented Architecture
Data and Application Interoperability
Data in the Cloud
Recovering Data from the Cloud
Managing Workloads in the Cloud
Governance and Management
Security
Summary
Endnotes
8 Cloud Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Risk Management
Governance
Compliance
Cohesive GRC
Cloud GRC Model
Cloud Service Portfolio Governance
Cloud Service Consumer/Producer Governance
Cloud Asset Vitality
Cloud Organization Governance
GRC Is a Process, Not a Project!
Summary
Endnotes
9 Cloud Business Risk and Security
Risks Associated with Cloud Services
Where Do I Start?
The Cloud Security Alliance
Framing the Security Discussion
Risk and Trust
Data Use and Classification
Audits, Logs, eDiscovery, and Digital Forensics
Encryption
International Issues
Identity and Privacy Management
Identity Management in the Cloud
Infrastructure Security
Physical Security
Legal Issues
Strategic Security
Summary
Endnotes
10 Cloud Operations, Administration, and Management
Standardized Processes and Tools
Operating Cloud Services
Self-Service
Cloud Service Management
Model-Driven Management
Policy Management
Metering and Billing
Cloud Service Provider Management
Summary
11 Reflections on Life in the Cloud
Part IV: GPS to the Cloud…Where to Now?
12 Creating a Successful Cloud Roadmap
Crossing Your Chasms
Risk Realization Chasm
Wider Acceptance Chasm
Best Practices Chasm
Business Case Chasm
Avoiding the Inevitable Chasm
Planning Your Journey
13 Conclusion
Big Data
Big Architecture
Communications, Networking, and the Interconnectedness of All Things
Privacy
The Rise of the Broker
The Rise of Community Clouds
Rapidly Changing Billing Models
Silver Clouds, Dark Linings
Endnotes
About the Author :
Archie Reed is HP Chief Technologist for Cloud Security. He is a 20-year experienced manager and technologist, with a wide range of leadership, architecture, product, R&D and implementation experience gained in high profile environments. Archie has worked to deliver both commercial and internal business solutions, as well as managed both engineering and corporate development for multi-million user, multi-tenant service provider. Archie has been an involved in multiple standards efforts including OASIS to the Cloud Security Alliance. Archie is a regular speaker at executive events, conferences and analyst meetings on topics including Security, Privacy, Cloud Computing, Identity Management and Business Technology Optimization. Archie’s previous books include “The Definitive Guide to Identity Management” (Realtime Publishers 2003), “Migrating to Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000” (Realtime Publishers, 2001), and “Implementing Directory Services” McGraw Hill (2000), alongside many white-papers and magazine articles. Before becoming an IT professional Archie held prestigious roles as a croupier, a barman and a roustabout.
Stephen G. Bennett is a Senior Enterprise Architect at Oracle, and previously with BEA where he was the Americas SOA Practice Lead within BEA’s consulting division. Stephen is a 25-year experienced technologist focused on providing thought leadership, best practices, and architecture guidance around SOA and cloud computing. Stephen has spoken at several conferences and customer events. Stephen has co-chaired a number of working groups within the Open Group organization around SOA Governance and TOGAF/SOA. Stephen has delivered technology management and enterprise architecture consulting to many enterprise customers. Before becoming a consultant, Stephen was involved in delivering enterprise-wide mission critical systems within the investment banking industry.
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