The Cloud Computing Journey

Elevate your expertise and gain holistic insights into cloud technology with a focus on smoothly transitioning from on-premises to the cloud Key Features Analyze cloud architecture in depth, including different layers, components, and design principles Explore various types of cloud services from AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and more Implement best practices and understand the use of various cloud deployment tools Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionAs the need for digital transformation and remote work surges, so does the demand for cloud computing. However, the complexity of cloud architecture and the abundance of vendors and tools can be overwhelming for businesses. This book addresses the need for skilled professionals capable of designing, building, and managing scalable and resilient cloud systems to navigate the complex landscape of cloud computing through practical tips and strategies. This comprehensive cloud computing guide offers the expertise and best practices for evaluating different cloud vendors and tools. The first part will help you gain a thorough understanding of cloud computing basics before delving deeper into cloud architecture, its design, and implementation. Armed with this expert insight, you'll be able to avoid costly mistakes, ensure that your cloud systems are secure and compliant, and build cloud systems that can adapt and grow with the business. By the end of this book, you’ll be proficient in leveraging different vendors and tools to build robust and secure cloud systems to achieve specific goals and meet business requirements.What you will learn Get to grips with the core concepts of cloud architecture and cost optimization Understand the different cloud deployment and service models Explore various cloud-related tools and technologies Discover cloud migration strategies and best practices Find out who the major cloud vendors are and what they offer Analyze the impact and future of cloud technology Who this book is for The book is for anyone interested in understanding cloud technology, including business leaders and IT professionals seeking insights into the benefits, challenges, and best practices of cloud computing. Those who are just starting to explore cloud technology, as well as those who are already using cloud technology and want to deepen their understanding to optimize usage, will find this resource especially useful.

Cloud computing is the most significant technology development of our lifetimes. It has made countless new businesses possible and presents a massive opportunity for large enterprises to innovate like startups and retire decades of technical debt. But making the most of the cloud requires much more from enterprises than just a technology change. Stephen Orban led Dow Jones's journey toward digital agility as their CIO and now leads AWS's Enterprise Strategy function, where he helps leaders from the largest companies in the world transform their businesses. As he demonstrates in this book, enterprises must re-train their people, evolve their processes, and transform their cultures as they move to the cloud. By bringing together his experiences and those of a number of business leaders, Orban shines a light on what works, what doesn't, and how enterprises can transform themselves using the cloud.

A strategic guide that will help you make key decisions related to cloud-based architectures, modernize your infrastructure and applications, and transform your business using AWS with real-world case studies Key Features Learn cloud migration and modernization strategies on AWS Innovate your applications, data, architecture and networking by adopting AWS Leverage AWS technologies with real world use-cases to implement cloud operations Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in the PDF format Book Description AWS cloud technologies help businesses scale and innovate, however, adopting modern architecture and applications can be a real challenge. This book is a comprehensive guide that ensures your switch to AWS services is smooth and hitch-free. It will enable you to make optimal decisions to bring out the best ROI from AWS cloud adoption. Beginning with nuances of cloud transformation on AWS, you'll be able to plan and implement the migration steps. The book will facilitate your system modernization journey by getting you acquainted with various technical domains, namely, applications, databases, big data, analytics, networking, and security. Once you've learned about the different operations, budgeting, and management best practices such as the 6 Rs of migration approaches and the AWS Well-Architected Framework, you'll be able to achieve operational excellence in cloud adoption. You'll also learn how to deploy some of the important AWS tools and services with real-life case studies and use cases. By the end of this book, you'll be able to successfully implement cloud migration and modernization on AWS and make decisions that best suit your organization. What you will learn Strategize approaches for cloud adoption and digital transformation Understand the catalysts for business reinvention Select the right tools for cloud migration and modernization processes Leverage the potential of AWS to maximize the value of cloud investments Understand the importance of implementing secure workloads on the cloud Explore AWS services such as computation, databases, security, and networking Implement various real-life use cases and technology case studies for modernization Discover the benefits of operational excellence on the cloud Who this book is for If you are a cloud enthusiast, solutions architect, enterprise technologist, or a C-suite executive and want to learn about the strategies and AWS services to transform your IT portfolio, this book is for you. Basic knowledge of AWS services and an understanding of technologies such as computation, databases, networking, and security will be helpful.

An expert guide to selecting the right cloud service model for your business Cloud computing is all the rage, allowing for the delivery of computing and storage capacity to a diverse community of end-recipients. However, before you can decide on a cloud model, you need to determine what the ideal cloud service model is for your business. Helping you cut through all the haze, Architecting the Cloud is vendor neutral and guides you in making one of the most critical technology decisions that you will face: selecting the right cloud service model(s) based on a combination of both business and technology requirements. Guides corporations through key cloud design considerations Discusses the pros and cons of each cloud service model Highlights major design considerations in areas such as security, data privacy, logging, data storage, SLA monitoring, and more Clearly defines the services cloud providers offer for each service model and the cloud services IT must provide Arming you with the information you need to choose the right cloud service provider, Architecting the Cloud is a comprehensive guide covering everything you need to be aware of in selecting the right cloud service model for you.

Business and IT organizations are currently embracing new strategically sound concepts in order to be more customer-centric, competitive, and cognitive in their daily operations. While useful, the various software tools, pioneering technologies, as well as their unique contributions largely go unused due to the lack of information provided on their special characteristics. Novel Practices and Trends in Grid and Cloud Computing is a collection of innovative research on the key concerns of cloud computing and how they are being addressed, as well as the various technologies and tools empowering cloud theory to be participative, penetrative, pervasive, and persuasive. While highlighting topics including cyber security, smart technology, and artificial intelligence, this book is ideally designed for students, researchers, and business managers on the lookout for innovative IT solutions for all the business automation software and improvisations of computational technologies.

Modernize and migrate smoothly to hybrid cloud infrastructure and successfully mitigate complexities relating to the infrastructure, platform, and production environment Key FeaturesPresents problems and solutions for application modernization based on real-life use casesHelps design and implement efficient, highly available, and scalable cloud-native applicationsTeaches you how to adopt a cloud-native culture for successful deployments on hybrid cloud platformsBook Description Most organizations are now either moving to the cloud through modernization or building their apps in the cloud. Hybrid cloud is one of the best approaches for cloud migration and the modernization journey for any enterprise. This is why, along with coding skills, developers need to know the big picture of cloud footprint and be aware of the integration models between apps in a hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure. This book represents an overview of your end-to-end journey to the cloud. To be future agnostic, the journey starts with a hybrid cloud. You'll gain an overall understanding of how to approach migration to the cloud using hybrid cloud technologies from IBM and Red Hat. Next, you'll be able to explore the challenges, requirements (both functional and non-functional), and the process of app modernization for enterprises by analyzing various use cases. The book then provides you with insights into the different reference solutions for app modernization on the cloud, which will help you to learn how to design and implement patterns and best practices in your job. By the end of this book, you'll be able to successfully modernize applications and cloud infrastructure in hyperscaler public clouds such as IBM and hybrid clouds using Red Hat technologies as well as develop secure applications for cloud environments. What you will learnStrategize application modernization, from the planning to the implementation phaseApply cloud-native development concepts, methods, and best practicesSelect the right strategy for cloud adoption and modernizationExplore container platforms, storage, network, security, and operationsManage cloud operations using SREs, FinOps, and MLOps principlesDesign a modern data insight hub on the cloudWho this book is for This book is for cloud-native application developers involved in modernizing legacy applications by refactoring and rebuilding them. Cloud solution architects and technical leaders will also find this book useful. It will be helpful to have a basic understanding of cloud-native application development and cloud providers before getting started with this book.

"Strategy is the difference between making a wish and making it come true." Most books on cloud computing either stay at a very high level, offer simplistic recipes, or dive deep into vendor-specific product details. This book helps you fill the very large space in between: aligning technology change with organizational transformation, making architectural decisions, and communicating trade-offs to diverse stakeholders. The book balances structured decision models with real-life anecdotes, both harvested from half a decade of defining and implementing cloud strategies for major organizations. Today's enterprises need a more nuanced strategy than simply proclaiming "cloud first!" A strategy isn't something you can copy-paste from a recipe book or from another organization, though: diverse starting points, objectives, and constraints imply different choices and trade-offs. So, rather than offering "proven-3-step-recipes" or touting shallow success stories, this book helps you chart your own strategy by helping you ask the right questions and connecting the dots between the many facets of cloud computing. Your journey will cover why cloud lives in the first derivative, why it's not just about infrastructure, how to organize for successful cloud migrations, understanding hybrid and multi-cloud architectures without vendor jargon, designing cloud-native applications, and optimizing for cost-efficient and resilient operations. Being free of jargon and product pitches, this book is a valuable guide for: Enterprise and cloud architects who are tasked with defining and communicating a credible cloud strategy Consultants and advisors who rely on evocative decision models to guide their clients' cloud journey IT executives who want to harvest the full benefits of cloud computing Business executives who align organizational changes with the technical transformation NOTE: This book is currently available on Amazon as a print book only. The DRM-free ebook in all formats and more information are available at CloudStrategyBook.com

How do you start? How should you build a plan for cloud migration for your entire portfolio? How will your organization be affected by these changes? This book, based on real-world cloud experiences by enterprise IT teams, seeks to provide the answers to these questions. Here, you’ll see what makes the cloud so compelling to enterprises; with which applications you should start your cloud journey; how your organization will change, and how skill sets will evolve; how to measure progress; how to think about security, compliance, and business buy-in; and how to exploit the ever-growing feature set that the cloud offers to gain strategic and competitive advantage.