Deconstructing Cloud

Cloud isn't simply a marketing term. It's not technology or hype either. Cloud is a new way to look at how organizations operate. From finance to marketing, from operations to IT, using cloud methodology can help make your organization more nimble, streamlined, innovative and more profitable while better enabling your employees to work more effectively and less restrained by your current IT systems.Unfortunately such a great leap in innovation comes with a steep learning curve. So instead of putting off cloud projects which can help usher in a new culture of innovation, it's time to get the information out in the most effective way possible.Deconstructing Cloud is the first step towards cloud adoption without the technical masters degree requirement. From the evolution of servers and data centres to virtualized environments, what to look for in services and types of offerings, a thorough crash course in security and compliance, and some insight into where to start implementing cloud technologies and how to get the right resources to make it happen, Deconstructing Cloud is a single point of education on cloud.Table of Contents:Cloud, Virtualization and the Rest of the JargonCloud, without the JargonVirtualization: A Computer in a ComputerUnderstanding Cloud PlatformsOpenStack: The Open Source CloudOpen or Closed Clouds?Building Cloud EnvironmentsCloud StorageThe Big Three of CloudIaaS: Infrastructure as a ServicePaaS: Platform as a ServiceSaaS: Software as a ServiceDoing More With LessIntroducing Cloud into your EnterpriseSay Goodbye to Internal Cost CentresCloud and the Demise of On-Premise EquipmentVendor Management in the Age of CloudUsing Cloud for StandardizationThe Side Benefits of CloudCloud as a Tool for Cost ControlCloud TransformationCloud Benefits for the C-Level CrowdBig DataDevOps: The New IT TeamVirtual Desktop InfrastructureHow I Learned to Stop Worrying and Learned to Love the CloudWhy CFOs Love Cloud ComputingThe New Role of the IT TeamCloud as a Catalyst for Innovation within ITSecuring the CloudWhoever Marketed Cloud Is a GeniusProtecting the Virtual LandscapeCloud Security SimplifiedParavirtualizationEndpoint in Virtual EnvironmentsPerimeter Security in CloudVirtualization and VisibilityAccess Control and CloudUser ManagementMobility and BYODSecurity Testing in Virtualized and Cloud EnvironmentsCloud Security ResourcesBig data and SecurityCompliance & Other Things that go Bump in the NightHow Cloud and Virtualization affects ComplianceVirtualization and ForensicsDisaster Recovery, Cloud StyleCloud ReplicationOutsourcing SecurityGetting Started with CloudApplication VirtualizationApplication ModernizationApplication DesignVirtual Desktop InfrastructureIntelligent Desktop VirtualizationCloud and CollaborationMobile Device ManagementLeveraging Big Data for GoodCloud as a Competitive AdvantageCloud Service ProvidersCloud and Mid-Market OrganizationsCloud BrokersVendor CollaborationCloud and the Education SectorCloud and the Careers of TomorrowAbout the Author