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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Understanding Cloud Concepts
• Chapter 1: Understanding the Cloud
• Looking at the Ecosystem of Cloud Computing
• Understanding Cloud Concepts
• Cloud Computing Elements: Resource Pools/Cloud Models and Services
• Understanding Self-Service Provisioning and Elasticity
• Establishing a Dynamic Life Cycle across Workloads and Data
• Management Services
• The Changing Role of the Data Center
• Chapter 2: Embracing the Business Imperative
• Understanding IT Transformation
• Escaping the IT Legacy Trap
• Preparing for the Cloud
• Building for Innovation
• The Business Imperatives
• Optimizing Your Existing Business
• Modern Development and Deployment Strategies
• Revisiting Your Business Model
• Transforming the Business Model
• Part 2: Examining Architectural Considerations
• Chapter 3: Architectural Considerations for the Cloud Environment
• Rethinking the Type of Constituents Your Cloud Serves
• Putting the Pieces Together
• Planning for Deployment
• Setting the Right Policies and Business Rules
• Navigating the Choices in a Hybrid World
• Optimizing for Workloads
• Supporting a Dynamic Life Cycle
• Chapter 4: Managing a Hybrid and Multicloud Environment
• What Are You Managing?
• Managing SaaS Applications
• Optimizing SaaS Management
• Managing External Cloud Resources
• Addressing Poor Cloud and Computing Behaviors
• Managing Internal Cloud Resources
• Managing Internal Services
• Managing External Services
• The Future of Multicloud Management
• Chapter 5: Standards in a Multicloud World
• What Are Standards?
• Evolution of Standards
• Categories of Cloud-Related Standards
• Organizations Building Momentum around Standards
• The Impact of Standards on the Multicloud
• Chapter 6: A Closer Look at Cloud Services
• The Importance of Modularity
• Discovering Why Services Matter in the Cloud
• Explaining Microservices
• Defining Cloud Native Applications
• Communicating Using APIs
• Setting the Stage for Cloud-Enabled Applications
• Part 3: Understanding Cloud Models
• Chapter 7: Introducing All Types of Clouds
• Understanding Public Clouds
• Looking at Private Clouds
• Exploring Hybrid Clouds
• Understanding the Continuum of the Cloud
• Selecting Multicloud for Choice, Efficiency, and Performance
• Thinking about the Integration Imperative
• Chapter 8: Using Infrastructure as a Service
• Understanding IaaS
• Exploring the Key Components of Public Cloud IaaS
• Getting to Know Prominent IaaS Cloud Providers
• Discovering the Key Components of Private Cloud IaaS
• Using IaaS in Multicloud
• Chapter 9: Using Software as a Service
• Understanding the Characteristics of SaaS
• Understanding SaaS Economics
• Figuring Out How SaaS Fits into the Multicloud World
• Using SaaS as a Platform
• Chapter 10: Standing on Platform as a Service
• Discovering the Business Value of PaaS
• Identifying the Characteristics of Platform as a Service
• Managing the Software Development and Deployment Life Cycle
• Managing an Agile Development Environment
• Defining the Next Generation of Middleware in the Cloud
• Exploring Types of PaaS Platforms
• Reaping the Business Benefits of PaaS
• Part 4: Managing in a Multicloud World
• Chapter 11: Planning for DevOps in the Cloud
• Entering a New Era of DevOps
• Examining Changes for DevOps in the Cloud
• Discovering the Value of Demand-Driven Applications
• Examining the Role of CI/CD in Agile Development
• Exploring the Role of Opinionated Continuous Delivery
• Understanding the Challenges to CI/CD Adoption
• Continuous Delivery and the Importance of a DevOps Culture
• The Challenge of CI/CD in the Cloud Era
• Clouds, Containers, and Microservices
• Defining Cloud Native Applications
• Achieving Resilience
• Discovering Reusable Services
• Moving from VMs to Cloud Native
• Open-Source Cloud Native Applications
• Differentiating Cloud Native Applications
• The Foundation of Microservices
• The Imperative to Manage Microservices
• The Value of the Container Model
• The Role of APIs
• Chapter 12: Managing Multicloud Workloads
• What Is a Workload?
• Workload Management
• Workload Complexities in the Multicloud Environment
• Workload Portability
• Chapter 13: Managing Data Storage in the Cloud
• Understanding Cloud Storage Fundamentals
• Deploying Hybrid Cloud Storage
• Planning for Cloud Growth and Change
• Part 5: Developing Your Cloud Strategy
• Chapter 14: Managing and Integrating Data in the Cloud
• Ensuring Trustworthy Data
• Integrating Data across Environments
• Managing Big Data in the Cloud
• Supporting an Analytics Strategy
• Talking to Providers about Data Control
• Chapter 15: Promoting Cloud Security and Governance
• Exploring the Risks of Operating in the Cloud
• Developing a Secure Hybrid Environment
• Creating a Cloud Governance Strategy
• Chapter 16: Breaking Down Cloud Economics
• Balancing Costs with Requirements
• Striking the Right Balance of Environments for a Hybrid Cloud
• Reaping the Economic Benefit of the Cloud
• Understanding the Economics of the Data Center
• Evaluating Costs in the Hybrid Environment
• Chapter 17: Planning Your Cloud Strategy
• At the Beginning: The Move to the Cloud
• Starting the Plan
• Stages of Strategy Planning: An Overview
• Focusing the Plan on Providing Services to Your Constituents
• Supporting a Successful Customer Experience
• Supporting a Dynamic Life Cycle
• Abstracting Complexity in the Cloud
• Balancing Costs and Benefits
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 18: Ten Cloud Resources
• Standards Organizations
• Consortiums and Councils
• Open-Source Offerings
• The Cloud Security Alliance
• The Cloud Storage Initiative
• Vendor Sites
• Cloud Computing Conferences
• CIO.gov
• Open Data Center Alliance
• Chapter 19: Ten Cloud Do’s and Don’ts
• Do Plan for Cloud Native
• Do Plan for Data Consistency and Manageability
• Do Decide and Plan for Cloud Services
• Do Have a Service Management Plan
• Do Plan for Portability
• Do Plan for Security
• Do Execute on an Overall Hybrid Cloud Plan
• Don’t Rely on only a Single Vendor
• Don’t Over-Invest in Licenses
• Don’t Overlook the Need to Manage Infrastructure
• Don’t Leave Your Data Center Alone
• Don’t Ignore the Service Level Agreement
• Do Move Forward and Don’t Look Back
• Glossary
• Index
• About the Authors
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement