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The Evolution of Cloud Computing - Clive Longbottom

The Evolution of Cloud Computing

How to plan for change
Buch | Softcover
206 Seiten
2017
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (Verlag)
978-1-78017-358-0 (ISBN)
CHF 55,95 inkl. MwSt
Cloud computing has been positioned as today's ideal IT platform. This book looks at what cloud promises and how it's likely to evolve in the future. Readers will be able to ensure that decisions made now will hold them in good stead in the future and will gain an understanding of how cloud can deliver the best outcome for their organisations.
Cloud computing has been positioned as today's ideal IT platform. However, this has been said before of other IT architectures. How is cloud different?

This book looks at what cloud promises now, and how cloud is likely to evolve as the future unfolds. Readers will be better able to ensure that decisions made now will hold them in good stead for the future and will gain a better understanding of how cloud can deliver the best outcome for their organisations.

Clive Longbottom is founder and research director of industry analyst company, Quocirca. Clive began his analyst career with META Group before founding Quocirca to offer a new kind of industry analysis. He has seen the 'sharp end' of IT, and understands that technology has to be used to support an organisation's aim, not as an end into itself.

Part 1: Looking Back



1: Background



Part 2: The Cloud Now



2: The cloud
3: Why cloud?
4: Basic cloud platforms
5: Alternative cloud platforms
6: Alternative cloud models
7: Main types of SaaS cloud services
8: Where should a cloud platform reside?
9: Paying for cloud services



Part 3: The Very Near Future



10: Building the right cloud
11: Issues with cloud computing
12: Cloud and the 'CDs'
13: Creating the business case for the cloud
14: Scale out, scale up, scale through
15: Cloud and data
16: Cloud security
17: Virtualisation, shareable resources and elasticity
18: The change in applications
19: Applications, virtual machines and containers
20: Full audit is required
21: Monitoring, measuring and managing the cloud



Part 4: The Future of Cloud



22: The ultimate future
23: In conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Swindon
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 244 mm
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Netzwerke
Informatik Office Programme Outlook
ISBN-10 1-78017-358-X / 178017358X
ISBN-13 978-1-78017-358-0 / 9781780173580
Zustand Neuware
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