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Architecting the Cloud: Design Decisions for Cloud Computing Service Models (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS)(Wiley CIO)

Architecting the Cloud: Design Decisions for Cloud Computing Service Models (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS)(Wiley CIO)


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An expert guide to selecting the right cloud service model for your business Cloud computing is all the rage, allowing for the delivery of computing and storage capacity to a diverse community of end-recipients. However, before you can decide on a cloud model, you need to determine what the ideal cloud service model is for your business. Helping you cut through all the haze, Architecting the Cloud is vendor neutral and guides you in making one of the most critical technology decisions that you will face: selecting the right cloud service model(s) based on a combination of both business and technology requirements. * Guides corporations through key cloud design considerations* Discusses the pros and cons of each cloud service model* Highlights major design considerations in areas such as security, data privacy, logging, data storage, SLA monitoring, and more* Clearly defines the services cloud providers offer for each service model and the cloud services IT must provide Arming you with the information you need to choose the right cloud service provider, Architecting the Cloud is a comprehensive guide covering everything you need to be aware of in selecting the right cloud service model for you.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1 Why Cloud, Why Now? Evolution of Cloud Computing Enter the Cloud Startup Case Study: Instagram, From Zero to a Billion Overnight Established Company Case Study: Netflix, Shifting from on-premises to the cloud Government Case Study: NOAA, Email and collaboration in the cloud Not for profit Case Study: Obama Campaign, 6 month shelf life with one big peak Sumary References Chapter 2 Cloud Service Models Infrastructure as a Service Platform as a Service Software as a Service Deployment Models Summary References Chapter 3 Cloud Computing Worst Practices Avoiding Failure when Moving to the Clouds Migrating Applications to the cloud Misguided Expectations Misinformed about Cloud Security Selecting a Favorite Vendor, not an Appropriate Vendor Outages and Out of Business Scenarios Underestimating the Impacts of Organizational Change Skills Shortage Misunderstanding Customer Requirements Unexpected Costs Summary References Chapter 4 It Starts with Architecture The Importance of Why, Who, What, Where, When, and How Start with the Business Architecture A pragmatic appproach for building cloud services Define the problem statement (Why) Evaluate user characteristics (Who) Identify business and technical requirements (What) Visualize the service consumer experience (Where) Identify the project constraints (When and With What) Understand current state constraints (How) Summary References Chapter 5 Choosing the Right Cloud Service Model Considerations when Choosing a Cloud Service Model When to use SaaS When to use PaaS When to use IaaS Common cloud use cases Summary References Chapter 6 The Key to the Cloud RESTful Services Why REST The Challenges of Migrating Legacy Systems to the Cloud Summary References Chapter 7 Auditing in the Cloud Data and cloud security Auditing cloud applications Regulations in the Cloud Audit design strategies Summary References Chapter 8 Data Considerations in the Cloud Data characteristics Multi-tenant or single tenant Choosing data store types Summary References Chapter 9 Security Design in the Cloud The Truth about Data in the Cloud How Much Security is Required Responsibilities for each Cloud Service Model Security Strategies Areas of Focus Summary References Chapter 10 Creating a Centralized Logging Strategy Log File Uses Log File Requirements Summary References Chapter 11 SLA Management Factors that impact SLAs Defining SLAs Managing Vendor SLAs Summary References Chapter 12 Monitoring Strategies Proactive vs. Reactive Monitoring What needs to be monitored? Monitoring Strategies by Category Monitoring by Cloud Service Level Summary References Chapter 13 Disaster Recovery Planning What is the cost of downtime? Disaster Recovery Strategies for IaaS Recovering from a disaster in the primary datacenter Disaster Recovery Strategies for PaaS Disaster Recovery Strategies for SaaS Disaster Recovery Hybrid Clouds Summary Chapter 14 Leveraging a DevOps Culture to Deliver Software Faster and more Reliable Developing the DevOps Mindset Automate Infrastructure Automate Deployments Design Feature Flags Measure, Monitor, and Experiment Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Summary References Chapter 15 Assessing the Organizational Impact of the Cloud Model Enterprise Model vs. Elastic Compute Model IT impact Business Impacts Organization change planning Change in the real world Summary References Chapter 16 Final Thoughts The Cloud is evolving rapidly Cloud Culture New Business Models PaaS is the Game Changer Summary Index

About the Author :
MICHAEL J. KAVIS is Principal Architect at Cloud Technology Partners, a vendor independent, cloud-exclusive, nimble alternative to large technology consultants. He has served in numerous technical roles such as CTO, Chief Architect, and Vice President and has over 25 years of experience in software development and architecture. Kavis is a pioneer in cloud computing and led a team that built the world’s first high-speed transaction network in Amazon’s public cloud. He is the former CTO of startup M-Dot Network, which won the 2010 Amazon AWS Global Startup Challenge.

Review :
"...an invaluable guide to anyone looking to understand how to effectively deploy cloud technologies." (RSA Conference, September 2014)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118826270
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Wiley CIO
  • ISBN-10: 1118826272
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jul 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Sub Title: Design Decisions for Cloud Computing Service Models (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS)


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