Overview
Guide to Cloud Computing for Business and Technology Managers: From Distributed Computing to Cloudware Applications unravels the mystery of cloud computing and explains how it can transform the operating contexts of business enterprises. It provides a clear understanding of what cloud computing really means, what it can do, and when it is practical to use. Addressing the primary management and operation concerns of cloudware, including performance, measurement, monitoring, and security, this pragmatic book: Introduces the enterprise applications integration (EAI) solutions that were a first step toward enabling an integrated enterprise Details service-oriented architecture (SOA) and related technologies that paved the road for cloudware applications Covers delivery models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and deployment models like public, private, and hybrid clouds Describes Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloudware solutions and services, as well as those of several other players Demonstrates how cloud computing can reduce costs, achieve business flexibility, and sharpen strategic focus Unlike customary discussions of cloud computing, Guide to Cloud Computing for Business and Technology Managers: From Distributed Computing to Cloudware Applications emphasizes the key differentiator—that cloud computing is able to treat enterprise-level services not merely as discrete stand-alone services, but as Internet-locatable, composable, and repackageable building blocks for generating dynamic real-world enterprise business processes.
Full Product Details
Author: Vivek Kale
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Weight: 1.780kg
ISBN: 9780367377946
ISBN 10: 0367377942
Pages: 578
Publication Date: 02 October 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Vivek Kale has done a wonderful job of putting together comprehensively the technologies and paradigms in the past that have shaped and evolved into today's cloud computing solutions for businesses. He has also done a great job in defining a new cloudware paradigm for such innovative applications of the future. -Honbo Zhou, Author of The Internet of Things in the Cloud: A Middleware Perspective Vivek has written a comprehensive study of the technical and business impacts and implications of cloud computing. -Michael Hugos, Author of Business in the Cloud
Vivek Kale has done a wonderful job of putting together comprehensively the technologies and paradigms in the past that have shaped and evolved into today's cloud computing solutions for businesses. He has also done a great job in defining a new cloudware paradigm for such innovative applications of the future. --Honbo Zhou, Author of The Internet of Things in the Cloud: A Middleware Perspective Vivek has written a comprehensive study of the technical and business impacts and implications of cloud computing. --Michael Hugos, Author of Business in the Cloud
Author Information
Vivek Kale, M.Sc, M.Phil, has more than two decades of professional experience in software engineering, managing ERP, CRM, and extended-ERP projects, and designing, developing, and consulting on large application software, e-Business, knowledge management, and data warehousing solutions. He has worked with international consulting companies including Tata Consultancy Services, Covansys US, and i-flex solutions (acquired by Oracle Corp. in 2007). A popular guest lecturer and keynote speaker, he is the author of four books and has contributed to articles in premier Indian publications such as Economic Times, Times of India, Dataquest, and Express Computer.
