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Arora, Pankaj; Biyani, Raj; and Dave, Salil. To the Cloud: Cloud Powering an Enterprise. US: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2011.

To the Cloud: Cloud Powering an Enterprise

Authors: Pankaj Arora, Raj Biyani and Salil Dave

Published:  December 2011

eISBN: 9780071792226 0071792228 | ISBN: 9780071792219
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  • To the Cloud: Cloud Poweringan An Enterprise
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Business Value of IT
  • Run, Grow, Transform
  • Introduction
  • From Mars to the Cloud
  • Cloud Time
  • Journey to the Cloud
  • Explore
  • Envision
  • Enable
  • Execute
  • Chapter 1: Explore
  • Understand the Cloud
  • Cloud Fabric
  • Computing Power
  • Data Storage
  • Networking
  • Understand the Value Proposition
  • Supply-Side Savings
  • Multitenancy Scale Economies
  • Demand-Side Benefits
  • Beyond Cost Savings
  • Chart the Cloud Landscape
  • Experiments and Pilot Projects
  • Future Cloud Capabilities
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2: Envision
  • Recognize the Case for Change
  • Technical Legacy
  • Financial Constraints
  • Operational Pressures
  • Drive a Shared Vision
  • Executive Sponsorship
  • Organizational Buy-In
  • Vision for the Cloud
  • “Cloud Powering” Enterprise Initiatives
  • Analyze Cloud Opportunities
  • Enterprise Asset Inventory
  • Application Selection Process
  • Categorization
  • Demand Patterns
  • Build the Business Case
  • Cost/Benefit Analysis
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3: Enable
  • Define Adoption Approach
  • Pace of Change
  • Distribution of Labor
  • Staffing
  • Migration Management
  • Pilot Projects
  • Select Cloud Providers
  • Cloud Credentials
  • Technology Fit
  • Adoption Cost
  • Security and Compliance
  • Enterprise Fit
  • Future Roadmap
  • Upgrade the Organization
  • Cloud Training
  • Cloud Governance
  • Working Groups
  • New Roles and Responsibilities
  • DevOps
  • Revamp Tools and Processes
  • Cloud Policy
  • Finance Process Changes
  • Development Process Changes
  • Cloud Tools
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4: Execute
  • Rethink Enterprise Architecture
  • Infrastructure Architecture
  • On-Premises Optimizations
  • Impact of Cloud Infrastructure Services
  • Hybrid Ecosystem Architecture
  • Design Solutions for the Cloud
  • Security Practices
  • Code Reviews
  • Attack and Penetration Testing
  • Monitoring and Logging
  • Ongoing Refinements
  • Architectural Principles
  • Resiliency
  • Statelessness
  • Parallelization
  • Latency
  • Automated Scaling
  • Implement and Integrate Solutions
  • Application Integration
  • Identity Management
  • Cross-Premises Integration
  • Data Integration
  • Testing
  • Operate in the Cloud
  • Support
  • Management
  • Monitoring
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
  • Measure Success
  • Summary
  • Epilogue: Emerging Markets and the Cloud
  • Explosive Economic Growth
  • The Opportunity: Leapfrogging Legacy Technology
  • Case Studies
  • Case Study: redBus.in, Riding the Cloud Bus
  • Case Study: Infosys, “Cloudvolution”
  • Case Study: India Department of Income Tax, e-Governance
  • Case Study: Microsoft, Windows Azure Sandbox
  • Emerging Market Challenges
  • Summary
  • Glossary
  • Index