Cloud Computing

<b>Why cloud computing represents a paradigm shift for business and how business users can best take advantage of cloud services.</b><p>Most of the information available on cloud computing is either highly technical with details that are irrelevant to non-technologists or pure marketing hype in which the cloud is simply a selling point. This book however explains the cloud from the user's viewpoint&#151;the business user's in particular. Nayan Ruparelia explains what the cloud is when to use it (and when not to) how to select a cloud service how to integrate it with other technologies and what the best practices are for using cloud computing. </p><p>Cutting through the hype Ruparelia cites the simple and basic definition of cloud computing from the National Institute of Science and Technology: a model enabling ubiquitous convenient on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Thus with cloud computing businesses can harness information technology resources usually available only to large enterprises. And this Ruparelia demonstrates represents a paradigm shift for business. It will ease funding for startups alter business plans and allow big businesses greater agility. </p><p>Ruparelia discusses the key issues for any organization considering cloud computing: service level agreements business service delivery and consumption finance legal jurisdiction security and social responsibility. He introduces novel concepts made possible by cloud computing: cloud cells or specialist clouds for specific uses; the personal cloud; the cloud of things; and cloud service exchanges. He examines use case patterns in terms of infrastructure and platform software information and business process; and he explains how to transition to a cloud service. Current and future users will find this book an indispensable guide to the cloud.</p>