Cloud Computing: Technologies and Strategies of the Ubiquitous Data Center

ISBN-13: 9781439806128 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 288 str.

Franklin

Opis

Modern computing is no longer about devices but is all about providing services, a natural progression that consumers are eager to embrace. As it can deliver those services, efficiently and with quality, at compelling price levels, cloud computing is with us to stay. This book looks at cloud computing from an IT manager's perspective.

Spis treści

What Is a Cloud? Grids, HPCs, and Clouds. Virtualization and the Cloud: What’s the Difference? Applications for Clouds. Business in the Cloud. Cloud Providers. Cloud Issues. Strategies for Clouds. Cloud Security. The Future of the Cloud. Glossary.

O autorze

Brian J. S. Chee is one of the first 10 Certified Netware Instructors outside of Novell, Inc., Brian has seen networking evolve from the ground up from the viewpoints of a manufacturer, a distributor, a reseller, a computer scientist at the U.S. General Service Administration Office of Information Security (GSA-OIS), and now at the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology (SOEST) as a researcher. As a Senior Contributing Editor to InfoWorld magazine and a long-time member of the Interop NOC team, Brian has a unique insight into networking trends and the emergence of new technology.

Curtis Franklin, Jr. has been writing about technologies and products in computing and networking since the early 1980s. A Senior Writer at NetWitness, he also contributes to a number of technology-industry publications including InfoWorld, Dark Reading, and ITWorld.com on subjects ranging from mobile enterprise computing to enterprise security and wireless networking. He is also online community manager for the Interop conference. Curtis is the author of hundreds of magazine articles, the co-author of three books, and has been a frequent speaker at computer and networking industry conferences across North America and Europe. When he’s not writing, Curt is a painter, photographer, cook, and multi-instrumentalist musician, and is active in amateur radio (KG4GWA), scuba diving, and the Florida Master Naturalist program.