The Cloud at Your Service: The When, How, and Why of Enterprise Cloud Computing

by Jothy Rosenberg, Arthur Mateos

Cloud Computing is here to stay. As an economically viable way for businesses of all sizes to distribute computing, this technology shows tremendous promise. But the intense hype surrounding the Cloud is making it next to impossible for responsible IT managers and businessdecision-makers to get a clear understanding of what the Cloud really means, what it might do for them, when it is practical, and what their future with the Cloud looks like.

The Cloud at Your Service helps cut through all this fog to help enterprises make these critical decisions based on facts and the authors' informed unbiased recommendations and predictions.

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

Genres: Programming, Computer Science, Technology

200 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2010

Reviews

[Kerszi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Książka z 2009-2010 roku. Dosyć dobre podstawy o chmurach, chociaż trochę technologia ruszyła do przodu i nie ma np. nic o Kubernetes, ale polecam dla całkowitych laików, którzy chcą się czegoś dowiedzieć w tym temacie. Ciekawy jest rozdział o tym co będzie w przyszłości. A czy się spełniło to dowiecie się po części z ostatniego rozdziału.

[Michelangelo Rubino · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction without going deep into details

[Ronald · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was a bit skeptical when I flipped through the book but I'm glad I decided to pick up a copy. Although I try and keep up with current technology, I'm not currently on a team that is knee deep in cloud technology and was a little surprised about how much I wasn't aware. The book does a good job of presenting the primary arguments for the cloud and the types of scenarios where it can be useful but accounting for the fact that the technology is rapidly evolving. I enjoyed the discussion of security because I just assumed that an in-house IT solution is more secure than a cloud one. I've since changed my mind. I also enjoyed the treatment of database sharding, which is a technique I've never personally had to employ, and was unaware of the issues that have to be thought through prior to use. If you aren't already in the cloud but want to be prepared for when your boss says it is time I recommend reading this book today.

[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent book. Could have been shorter and more succinct. If it was an executive brief, could have chopped out tons of tech references that would be above their comprehension. Does show how to make the business case for use of this technology.

[Thomas Wesseling · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very informative and up to date book on the different aspects of cloud computing. A must read for every consultant.