Guide to Cloud Computing (eBook)

Principles and Practice

Richard Hill, Laurie Hirsch, Peter Lake, Siavash Moshiri (Autoren)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
XXII, 299 Seiten
Springer London (Verlag)
978-1-4471-4603-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book describes the landscape of cloud computing from first principles, leading the reader step-by-step through the process of building and configuring a cloud environment. The book not only considers the technologies for designing and creating cloud computing platforms, but also the business models and frameworks in real-world implementation of cloud platforms. Emphasis is placed on “learning by doing,” and readers are encouraged to experiment with a range of different tools and approaches. Topics and features: includes review questions, hands-on exercises, study activities and discussion topics throughout the text; demonstrates the approaches used to build cloud computing infrastructures; reviews the social, economic, and political aspects of the on-going growth in cloud computing use; discusses legal and security concerns in cloud computing; examines techniques for the appraisal of financial investment into cloud computing; identifies areas for further research within this rapidly-moving field.

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This book describes the landscape of cloud computing from first principles, leading the reader step-by-step through the process of building and configuring a cloud environment. The book not only considers the technologies for designing and creating cloud computing platforms, but also the business models and frameworks in real-world implementation of cloud platforms. Emphasis is placed on "e;learning by doing,"e; and readers are encouraged to experiment with a range of different tools and approaches. Topics and features: includes review questions, hands-on exercises, study activities and discussion topics throughout the text; demonstrates the approaches used to build cloud computing infrastructures; reviews the social, economic, and political aspects of the on-going growth in cloud computing use; discusses legal and security concerns in cloud computing; examines techniques for the appraisal of financial investment into cloud computing; identifies areas for further research within this rapidly-moving field.

Inhalt

Part I: Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Introduction to Cloud Computing
Business Adoption Models and Legal Aspects of the Cloud
Social, Economic and Political Aspects of the Cloud
Part II: Technological Context
Cloud Technology
Cloud Services
Data in the Cloud
Cloud and Web Intelligence
Part III: Business Context
Investment Appraisal
Enterprise Cloud Computing
Security and Governance
Cloud Roadmap
Challenges and the Future

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.8.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
• Schlagworte: As-a-Service • BPaaS • IaaS • P2P • Paas • Pay-per-Use • SaaS • SOA • utility computing • virtualization
• ISBN-10: 1-4471-4603-4 / 1447146034
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4471-4603-2 / 9781447146032