Ebook: Cloud computing for dummies

Cloud computing can be difficult to understand at first, but the cost-saving possibilities are great and many companies are getting on board. If you've been put in charge of implementing cloud computing, this straightforward, plain-English guide clears up the confusion and helps you get your plan in place. You'll learn how cloud computing enables you to run a more green IT infrastructure, and access technology-enabled services from the Internet ("in the cloud") without having to understand, manage, or invest in the technology infrastructure that supports them. You'll also find out what you need to consider when implementing a plan, how to handle security issues, and more.;Introducing cloud computing -- Grasping the fundamentals ; Discovering the value of the cloud for business ; Getting inside the cloud ; Developing your cloud strategy -- Understanding the nature of the cloud -- Seeing the advantages of the highly scaled data center ; Exploring the technical foundation for scaling computer systems ; Checking the cloud's workload strategy ; Managing data ; Discovering private and hybrid clouds -- Examining the cloud elements -- Seeing infrastructure as a service ; Exploring platform as a service ; Using software as a service ; Understanding massively scaled applications and business processes ; Setting some standards -- Managing the cloud -- Managing and securing cloud services ; Governing the cloud ; Virtualization and the cloud ; Managing desktops and devices in the cloud ; Service oriented architecture and the cloud ; Managing the cloud environment -- Planning for the cloud -- Banking on cloud economics ; Starting your journey to the cloud -- The part of tens -- Ten (plus one) swell cloud computing resources ; Ten cloud dos and don'ts.