Cloud computing for dummies

Get your head'and your business'into the Cloud' Cloud computing is no longer'just'a'clever'new toy in the world of IT'infrastructure. Despite'the'nebulous name, it's become a'real'and'important'part of our information architecture'and'tech professionals'who ignore it or try to skim their way through risk falling behind rapidly.'The new edition of'Cloud Computing For Dummies'gets you up to speed fast, clarifying your Cloud options, showing you where can save you time and money, giving you ways to frame your decisions,'and helping you avoid weeks of research.' In'a friendly, easy-to-follow style,'Cloud Computing For Dummies,'2nd'Edition'demystifies'the Cloud's virtual'landscape,'breaking up'a'complex and multi-layered topic into simple explanations that will make the various benefits clear and'ultimately'guide you toward'making'the'most appropriate'choices for your organization.'' Know the business case for the Cloud'> Understand hybrid'and multi-cloud'options'> Develop your Cloud strategy'> Get tips on best practices''> > The Cloud'is everywhere, and it can deliver amazing benefits to our lives and businesses. Get'a'much'clearer'vision of'exactly'how with'Cloud Computing'For'Dummies>'and'you'll'begin to'see that the sky really is the limit!''</ '</

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Understanding Cloud Concepts -- Chapter 1 Understanding the Cloud -- Looking at the Ecosystem of Cloud Computing -- Understanding Cloud Concepts -- The public cloud -- The private cloud -- The hybrid and multicloud model -- Cloud Computing Elements: Resource Pools/Cloud Models and Services -- Cloud delivery models -- The computing resources life cycle

Understanding Self-Service Provisioning and Elasticity -- Establishing a Dynamic Life Cycle across Workloads and Data -- Management Services -- The Changing Role of the Data Center -- Evolution of the data center into a private cloud -- Seeing how the public cloud fits -- Knowing when the private cloud shines -- Chapter 2 Embracing the Business Imperative -- Understanding IT Transformation -- Escaping the IT Legacy Trap -- Preparing for the Cloud -- Building for Innovation -- The Business Imperatives -- Optimizing Your Existing Business -- Modern Development and Deployment Strategies

Revisiting Your Business Model -- Transforming the Bus…