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1 online resource (xxii, 310 pages) : illustrations |
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--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"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"--Resource description page |
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English. |
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Cloud computing.
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Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing.
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Web services.
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Infonuagique. |
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Traitement réparti. |
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Services Web. |
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Cloud computing. |
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Web services. |
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Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing. |
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Cloud computing |
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Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing |
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Web services |
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Cloud Computing |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Hurwitz, Judith. Cloud computing for dummies. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., 2009 (DLC) 2009938254 |
| ISBN |
9780470597408 (electronic bk.) |
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0470597402 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470597422 (electronic bk. ; Adobe EPUB) |
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0470597429 (electronic bk. ; Adobe EPUB) |
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9780470597415 (electronic bk. ; Mobipocket Reader) |
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0470597410 (electronic bk. ; Mobipocket Reader) |
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