Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing

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Your organization can save and thrive in the cloud with thisfirst non-technical guide to cloud computing for businessleaders In less than a decade Google, Amazon, and Salesforce.com wentfrom unknown ideas to powerhouse fixtures in the economiclandscape; in even less time offerings such as Linkedin, Youtube,Facebook, Twitter and many others also carved out important roles;in less than five years Apple's iTunes became the largest musicretailer in North America. They all share one key strategic decision - each of theseorganizations chose to harness the power of cloud computing topower their drives to dominance. With roots in supercomputing andmany other technical disciplines, cloud computing is ushering in anentirely new economic reality - technology-enabledenterprises built on low cost, flexible, and limitless technicalinfrastructures. The Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing reveals how youcan apply the power of cloud computing throughout your enterprise,giving members of the C-suite a detailed look at: * Why cloud computing must be a top priority on your company's ITroadmaps * How the drive for scale, lower costs and greater agility ismaking cloud computing a fiscal and technological imperative * The relationship between cloud computing and other relevant ITinitiatives * The strategic implications of cloud computing for theenterprise * Where to begin and how to get started integrating cloudcomputing into your existing operations Now you can harness cloud computing's potential for yourorganization. Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing shows youhow.

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Eric A. Marks

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"A very timely and invaluable resource for CIOs, CTOs, andEnterprise Architects ... extremely relevant information that willserve readers well now and far into the future." --Bob Flores, President & CEO Applicology Inc., FormerCTO of the Central Intelligence Agency "The authors have done a great job in explaining the cloudconcepts. They give historical and technical background toshow that cloud computing is really an evolution of numeroustechnologies and business strategies. It is the combination ofthese that enables cloud and these new business strategies tohappen. This makes the fuzziness of the concept come into focus.The "technical" chapters show the CIO and TechnicalArchitect a model for building your own strategy within thebusiness and a path from concept to deployment with governance andbusiness models thrown in. Darn, I keep hoping for 'theanswer'. Now my questions can dig into the real value for ourenterprise and a strategy for moving forward. Greatbook!!!" --Dave Ploch, CIO, Novus International "'Executive's Guide' is not acode-phrase for an introductory text, but a comprehensive guide forthe CIO, IT decision-maker, or project leader. The authors,two entrepreneurs and pioneers in the field, speak fromsubstantial real-world project experience. They introduce the topic and related technologies, highlightcloud drivers and strategy, address relationships to existinginitiatives such as Service-Oriented Architectures, detail projectphases in the implementation of and evolution to cloud-basedenterprise architectures, and offer many reasoned insights alongthe way." --Joe Weinman, Strategy and Business Development, AT&TBusiness Solutions "Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing is acrystal ball into the future of business. Not a technical treatisebut an insightful explanation of how cloud computing can quicklydeliver real business value. This book is an instruction manual onhow to win business in this 'born on the web'world." --Kevin L. Jackson, Vice President, Dataline LLC and authorof Cloud Musings, http://kevinljackson.blogspot.com
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