Cloud Computing SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Virtualization, Business Models, Mobile, Security and More

Cloud computing is changing the way businesses and users interact with computers and mobile devices. Gone are the days of expensive data centers, racks of disk drives, and large IT support teams. In their place are software applications delivered to users on demand from the cloud, high-capacity, auto-replicated, secure cloud-based disk-storage and databases, virtualized-server and desktop environments, and cloud-based collaboration tools which support on-premise-, remote-, and hybrid-team success. Within the pages of Cloud Computing, readers will find a hands-on introduction to the cloud, which will have them using cloud-based data storage to store personal documents and to share photos and other digital media with other users and their own various devices, performing cloud-based automated backups, and using other cloud-based applications by the end of Chapter 1! Readers will learn specifics about software as a service (Saas), platform as a service (Paas), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), server and desktop virtualization, and much more. Each chapter of the book presents a cloud topic, examines the underlying business case, and then takes the reader on a test drive. The chapters are filled with real-world case studies. The book's content is ideal for users wanting to migrate to the cloud, IT professionals seeking knowledge on cloud fundamentals, developers who will build the cloud solutions of the future, and CIOs wanting insights on the most recent cloud solutions.

Chapter1 Introducing the Cloud
Chapter2 Software as a Service
Chapter3 Platform as a Service
Chapter4 Infrastructure as a Service
Chapter5 ID Management as a Service
Chapter6 Cloud-Based Data Storage Solutions
Chapter7 Collaboration in the Cloud
Chapter8 Understanding Virtualization
Chapter9 Securing the Cloud
Chapter10 Disaster Recovery and the Cloud
Chapter11 Cloud Architectures SOA
Chapter12 Managing the Cloud
Chapter13 Migrating to the Cloud
Chapter14 Cloud and Mobile Devices
Chapter15 Governing the Cloud
Chapter16 Evaluating the Cloud's Business Impact & Economics
Chapter17 Designing Cloud-Based Applications
Chapter18 Coding Cloud-Based Applications
Chapter19 Application Scalability
Chapter20 Future Trends