This book provides an overview of what cloud computing is. Cloud computing isone of the hottest topics in the IT arena. Companies such as IBM are heavily promoting it through its consulting arm. The books tentative contents is: (1) The Sound of Inevitability; (2) Concepts, Terminology, and Standards; (3) Cloud Computing + Everything Else; (4) Strategic Implications of Cloud Computing; (5) Cloud Computing Adoption; (6) Where to Begin; (7) Architecting for Competitive Advantage; (8) The Cloud Computing Vendor Landscape; (9) This May Surprise You (the declining role of the traditional relational database); and (10) Why Inevitability is InevitableEric Marks (Newburyport, MA) is President and CEO of AgilePath Corporation, aService-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services solutions firm. Marks isfocused on driving executive insight, strategy, and planning, and business execution of web services and SOA. He is a software and technology services veteran with 17 years of experience with firms including PwC, Cambridge TechnologyPartners, Novell, Electronic Data Systems, StreamServe, Ontos, and Square D Company/Schneider Electric. He serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for LogicLibrary, the leading software asset reuse firm and lectures at Syracuse University's nationally recognized School of Information Studies. He is a regularcolumnist for ComputerWorld online, Managing Automation magazine, and the industry portal SearchWebServices.com. Roberto (Bob) Lozano (Creve Coeur, MO) is chief strategist and founder of Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of cloud application platforms (i.e., software for building, deploying and managing a wide variety of applications and services for both public and private clouds). Hepreviously served as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. He is an experienced entrepreneur with a history of building successful companies, Lozano founded and led PaylinX, a leader in the payment solutions market. Hehas also held management positions with Southwestern Bell, Monsanto and Sandia National Laboratories, as well as founding Intelligent Computer Systems. He speaks frequently throughout the country and writes a blog ((www.appistry.com/blogs/bob/).
- ISBN: 978-0-470-52172-4
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 12/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés