Guide to Cloud Computing

TRAMA

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.

SOMMARIO

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.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781447158288
• Collana: Computer Communications and Networks
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: XXII, 278 p.
• Pagine Arabe: 278
• Pagine Romane: xxii