商品描述
Cloud is the foundation for the AI era and a launchpad for what comes next, such as quantum computing and 6G. But you can no longer rely on a strategy that treats the cloud as a static destination. It is multiplying. AI is reshaping infrastructure. Sustainability is dictating architecture. And the fragmentation of multicloud, hybrid, and edge environments is breaking traditional operating models. In this era of relentless disruption, CTOs, CIOs, and cloud architects face a defining question:
How do you architect for endurance and continuous adaptation not just adoption? Enterprise Cloud Strategy and Architecture in the Age of AI is your strategic compass a vendor-neutral lens for navigating this evolving landscape. Rather than revisiting fundamentals or offering vendor-specific guides, the book provides strategic guidance on the six enduring frontiers shaping modern cloud decisions: multicloud, industry clouds, edge computing, hybrid models, green cloud, and workload repatriation. It bridges strategy and execution with SCORPS an industry-inspired framework that distills timeless architectural principles and blueprints the adaptive operating models and internal platforms needed to execute at enterprise scale. Throughout, it decodes the impact of AI on these domains, equipping you to navigate the transformation with confidence. The book keeps the guidance grounded through Rivolinx Global, a fictional yet deeply realistic multinational grappling with cloud complexity across industries, regions, and operating models. Through its decisions and trade-offs, you see how strategy, platform design, workload placement, and organizational alignment intersect in real enterprises. Whether you are modernizing your estate across AWS, Azure, GCP, or other clouds, rethinking your cloud operating model, or architecting for AI and next disruption this book delivers the frameworks, language, and clarity to lead with authority. You Will
- Make clear, strategic, and architectural choices across the six cloud frontiers deciding when and why to adopt, where to adapt, and where restraint matters.
- Learn to design scalable, resilient, and future-ready architectures using the SCORPS Framework and its add-on for AI/ML workloads.
- Build an adaptive cloud operating model and internal platforms for modern enterprises that democratize innovation without losing control in a world of constant change.
This book is for: cloud professionals including both business leaders (CTOs, CIOs, chief architects) and technical decision makers (cloud architects, principal engineers)
商品描述(中文翻譯)
Cloud 是 AI 時代的基礎，也是邁向下一波技術發展（例如量子運算與 6G）的跳板。然而，你已無法再依賴將 Cloud 視為靜態目的地的策略。Cloud 正在不斷擴展與分化。AI 正在重塑基礎架構；永續性正在決定架構方向；而 Multicloud、Hybrid 與 Edge 環境的碎片化，正逐步瓦解傳統的營運模式。在這個持續受到顛覆的時代，CTO、CIO 與 Cloud Architect 面臨一個關鍵問題：
如何設計能夠長久運作並持續適應的架構，而不只是完成導入？
《Enterprise Cloud Strategy and Architecture in the Age of AI》是你的策略羅盤，提供一個不受供應商影響的視角，協助你探索持續演變中的 Cloud 領域。本書不重複介紹基礎概念，也不提供特定供應商的操作指南，而是針對影響現代 Cloud 決策的六大長期發展前線，提供策略性指引：Multicloud、Industry Cloud、Edge Computing、Hybrid Model、Green Cloud，以及 Workload Repatriation。
本書透過 SCORPS——一套受業界啟發的框架——連結策略與執行。SCORPS 將歷久彌新的架構原則加以提煉，並規劃出在企業規模下執行所需的適應性營運模式與 Internal Platform。全書也持續解析 AI 對這些領域所帶來的影響，協助你充滿信心地應對轉型。
本書以 Rivolinx Global 為背景，這是一家虛構但高度寫實的跨國企業，正努力處理跨產業、跨區域及跨營運模式的 Cloud 複雜性。透過該公司的決策與取捨，你將了解策略、平台設計、工作負載配置與組織協作，如何在真實企業中彼此交會。
無論你正在 AWS、Azure、GCP 或其他 Cloud 平台上進行 IT 資產現代化、重新思考 Cloud 營運模式，或是為 AI 與下一波技術顛覆設計架構，本書都能提供你所需的框架、語言與清晰思路，讓你以專業與權威引領變革。
你將學會：
• 在六大 Cloud 發展前線中做出清晰、具策略性且符合架構需求的選擇，判斷何時以及為何採用、應在哪些地方調整，以及何時必須有所節制。
• 使用 SCORPS Framework 及其 AI/ML Workload 擴充功能，設計具備可擴充性、韌性與面向未來的架構。
• 為現代企業建立具適應性的 Cloud 營運模式與 Internal Platform，在持續變動的環境中普及創新，同時不失去控制力。
本書適合：
Cloud 專業人士，包括企業領導者（CTO、CIO、Chief Architect）以及技術決策者（Cloud Architect、Principal Engineer）。
作者簡介
Sanjay Narang is a strategic technology executive with over 25 years of experience shaping technology strategy, product and platform engineering, and large-scale modernization. A recognized leader in enterprise cloud strategy and architecture, he brings deep expertise in guiding cloud transformations across complex, globally distributed environments. His dual perspective--combining engineering leadership with enterprise consulting acumen--allows him to bridge business imperatives with architectural reality. He currently serves as a senior technology leader for a Fortune 50 retail giant, working within the infrastructure group that manages platforms across the public cloud, data centers, and the edge. In his previous role as Global Lead for Cloud Architecture & Strategy at EY, Sanjay built and drove adoption of one of the world's largest multicloud platforms--supporting mission-critical workloads across 100+ countries. Earlier, during more than a decade at Microsoft, he advised CIOs and CTOs on cloud strategy, while working hands-on with architects and engineering teams to design resilient, geo-distributed systems--shaping early Azure adoption and pioneering the Cloud Solution Architect model. Drawing on his deep experience with both hyperscale providers and the world's largest consumers, Sanjay brings deep insights from both sides of the cloud ecosystem. He is also the creator of the LEAP framework, which helps technology professionals cultivate future-proof behaviors and leadership mindsets. A sought-after thought leader and keynote speaker, he is known for simplifying complex ideas--translating lessons from boardrooms to whiteboards and distilling them into clear, actionable insights.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Sanjay Narang 是一位策略型技術主管，擁有超過 25 年的經驗，專長於制定技術策略、產品與平台工程，以及大規模現代化轉型。作為企業雲端策略與架構領域備受肯定的領導者，他具備深厚的專業能力，能引導複雜且分布於全球各地的環境進行雲端轉型。他同時具備工程領導力與企業顧問專業，能在商業需求與架構現實之間搭起橋梁。
目前，他擔任一家 Fortune 50 零售巨擘的資深技術主管，隸屬於基礎架構團隊，負責管理橫跨公有雲、資料中心與邊緣端的平台。在此之前，Sanjay 曾於 EY 擔任 Cloud Architecture & Strategy 全球主管，建立並推動全球最大規模的多雲平台之一，支援遍布 100 多個國家的任務關鍵型工作負載。更早之前，他在 Microsoft 任職超過十年，為 CIO 與 CTO 提供雲端策略建議，同時親自與架構師及工程團隊合作，設計具備韌性且跨地理區域分布的系統，協助推動 Azure 早期採用，並開創 Cloud Solution Architect 模式。
憑藉在超大規模雲端服務供應商與全球最大型雲端使用者兩方面的深厚經驗，Sanjay 能從雲端生態系的兩端提供深入洞見。他也是 LEAP framework 的創始人，協助技術專業人士培養面向未來的行為模式與領導思維。作為廣受邀請的思想領袖與主題演講者，他擅長將複雜概念化繁為簡，將董事會議室中的經驗轉化為白板上的清晰說明，進一步提煉成明確且可付諸實行的洞見。
