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Summary

Your organization can save and thrive in the cloud with this first non-technical guide to cloud computing for business leadersIn less than a decade Google, Amazon, and Salesforce.com went from unknown ideas to powerhouse fixtures in the economic landscape; in even less time offerings such as Linkedin, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and many others also carved out important roles; in less than five years Apple's iTunes became the largest music retailer in North America.They all share one key strategic decision each of these organizations chose to harness the power of cloud computing to power their drives to dominance. With roots in supercomputing and many other technical disciplines, cloud computing is ushering in an entirely new economic reality technology-enabled enterprises built on low cost, flexible, and limitless technical infrastructures.The Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing reveals how you can apply the power of cloud computing throughout your enterprise, giving members of the C-suite a detailed look at: Why cloud computing must be a top priority on your company's IT roadmaps How the drive for scale, lower costs and greater agility is making cloud computing a fiscal and technological imperative The relationship between cloud computing and other relevant IT initiatives The strategic implications of cloud computing for the enterprise Where to begin and how to get started integrating cloud computing into your existing operationsNow you can harness cloud computing's potential for your organization. Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing shows you how.

Preface
The Sound of Inevitability
A Persistent Vision
A Little History
Three Ages of Computing
Broad Enablers
Big Contributions
Limitations
I Want One of Those
Back to the Future?
Notes
Concepts, Terminology, and Standards
Basic Concepts: The Big Stuff
Major Layers
Where They Live (Deployment Models)
Geographic Location
Datacenter Innovation
The Quest for Green
Standards
Much Sound and Fury .
Parting Thoughts
Notes
Cloud Computing and Everything Else
The Neighborhood
Parting Thoughts
Notes
Strategic Implications of Cloud Computing
A Survey of Cloud Implications
Business Benefits of Cloud Computing
Cloud-Based Business Models
Cloud-Enabled Business Models
Strategic Implications of Cloud Computing
Evolving from SOA into the Cloud
When to Do SOA versus Cloud?
Cloud Computing Adoption Obstacles
Parting Thoughts: Things to Do Tomorrow
Notes
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle and Cloud Modeling Framework: Two Necessary Tools for Cloud Success
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle Summary
Parting Thoughts
Cloud Architecture, Modeling, and Design
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle Model: Role of Cloud Modeling and Architecture
Cloud Industry Standards
Standards Monitoring Framework
A Cloud Computing Reference Model
Exploring the Cloud Computing Logical Architecture
Developing a Holistic Cloud Computing Reference Model
Cloud Deployment Model
Cloud Governance and Operations Model
Cloud Ecosystem Model (Supporting the Cloud Reference Model)
Consumption of Cloud-Enabled and Cloud Enablement Resources
Cloud Computing Reference Model Summary
Cloud Computing Technical Reference Architecture
Parting Thoughts
Notes
Where to Begin With Cloud Computing
Cloud Adoption Lifecycle
Where to Begin with Cloud: Using the Cloud Adoption Lifecycle
Where to Begin with Cloud: Deployment Model Scenarios
Cloud Business Adoption Patterns
Where to Begin with Cloud: Consumers and Internal Cloud Providers
Cloud Patterns Mapped to Common Cloud Use Cases
Parting Thoughts
All Things Data
The Status Quo
Cracks in the Monolith
Cloud Scale
The Core Issues
Lessons Learned
Solutions and Technologies: A Few Examples
A Look Below: Need for Combined Computation/Storage
Parting Thoughts
Notes
Why Inevitability is . . . Inevitable
Driving Scale
Objections and Concerns
Overwhelming Rationality
A Natural Evolution
Parting Thoughts
Notes
Appendix: The Cloud Computing Vendor Landscape
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platforms as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Systems Integrators
Analysts and Services Providers
Parting Thoughts
Note
About the Authors
Index
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