Cloud Computing Strategies (Hardcover)

With an abundance of books available that cover the technical aspects of cloud computing, the time is right for a book that helps managers and CIOs understand exactly how cloud computing affects operations in their companies and departments. A guide to managing a cloud project, Cloud Computing Strategies provides the understanding required to effectively evaluate the technology and determine how it can be best applied to improve business and enhance the overall corporate strategy.

Based on extensive research, the book examines the opportunities and challenges that loom in the cloud. It explains exactly what cloud computing is, what it has to offer, and calls attention to the important issues management needs to consider before passing the point of no return regarding financial commitments. Illustrated with numerous examples and case studies, the text examines security, privacy, data ownership, and data protection in the clouds. It also:

• Explains how and why your company can benefit from Open Software and onDemand Services
• Identifies various cloud providers, their services, and their content as a basis for evaluating cost effectiveness
• Provides authoritative guidance on how to transition from legacy systems to the clouds
• Includes helpful tips for managing cloud vendor relationships and avoiding vendor lock-in

Whether you’re already in the cloud or just considering it, this book provides the unbiased understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of cloud computing needed to make informed decisions regarding its future in your organization. The book’s strength is that it supplies authoritative insight on everything needed to decide if you should make a transition to the clouds, and if you decide to do so, how to effectively manage relationships with your cloud providers.

隨著大量涵蓋雲端運算技術方面的書籍問世，現在正是一本幫助經理和CIO了解雲端運算如何影響公司和部門運營的書籍問世的時候。《雲端運算策略》是一本管理雲端專案的指南，提供了評估技術並確定如何最佳應用於改善業務和增強整體企業策略所需的理解。

基於廣泛的研究，本書探討了雲端運算中的機遇和挑戰。它解釋了雲端運算的定義、優勢，並提醒管理層在做出財務承諾之前需要考慮的重要問題。通過眾多實例和案例研究加以說明，本書還探討了雲端中的安全性、隱私、數據所有權和數據保護等問題。此外，本書還：

- 解釋了您的公司如何從開放軟件和按需服務中受益
- 確定了各種雲端提供商、其服務和內容，作為評估成本效益的基礎
- 提供了關於如何從傳統系統過渡到雲端的權威指導
- 包含了管理雲端供應商關係和避免供應商鎖定的實用技巧

無論您已經使用雲端還是正在考慮使用，本書提供了對雲端運算的優勢和劣勢的客觀理解，以便在組織中對其未來做出明智的決策。本書的優勢在於提供了關於是否應該轉向雲端的一切所需的權威見解，以及如果您決定這樣做，如何有效地管理與雲端供應商的關係。