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Cloud Computing, revised and updated edition

Part of The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series

Author Nayan B. Ruparelia
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On sale Aug 01, 2023 | 304 Pages | 9780262546478
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An updated, revised, and comprehensive overview of the concepts related to cloud computing, including recent applications, innovations, and its future evolution.

In this Essential Knowledge volume, Nayan B. Ruparelia provides an updated and revised version of Cloud Computing, first published in 2016, to address not only the fact that cloud computing has become a ubiquitous part of mainstream computing since then but also has made strides in other key aspects of the technology’s development, including:

  • cloud computing’s history,
  • updated security fundamentals that provide examples of Identity and Access Management (IAM) use that illustrate the difference between on-premise (i.e., conventional) security and cloud-based security implementation and Security Information and Event Management SIEM),
  • an updated discussion of data migration to the cloud,
  • a new chapter on data integrity,
  • cloud native computing,
  • the use of microservice design patterns,
  • cloud automation using orchestrators and tools such as Kubernetes,
  • a comparison of common public clouds (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Amazon AWS),
  • and a future outlook for cloud computing.

An indispensable guide to cloud computing for the layperson, Cloud Computing cuts through the technical jargon and details that are irrelevant to nontechnologists, as well as the marketing hype, and explains clearly what cloud computing is, when to use it (and when not to), how to select a cloud service, how to integrate it with other technologies, and what the best practices are for its adoption.
Series Foreword vii
Preface ix
1 Introduction 1
2 A Historical Perspective 25
3 Types of Cloud Computing 33
4 Cloud Native Foundations 61
5 Microservices and Their Design Patterns 77
6 Cloud Computing: A Paradigm Shift? 101
7 Price Models 117
8 Data 141
9 Security 161
10 Transitioning to the Cloud 183
11 Public Cloud Examples 203
12 Reference Architectures 223
13 Future Outlook 243
Acknowledgments 255
Appendix A: Common Security Terms 257
Glossary 263
Notes 273
Further Reading 277
Index 279
Nayan B. Ruparelia is a technical advisor to investment firms. He has over 29 years of experience in IT, of which 10 years was as a CTO at organizations ranging from start-ups to multinationals. He has been awarded a US patent in the Internet of Things and cloud computing.
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An updated, revised, and comprehensive overview of the concepts related to cloud computing, including recent applications, innovations, and its future evolution.

In this Essential Knowledge volume, Nayan B. Ruparelia provides an updated and revised version of Cloud Computing, first published in 2016, to address not only the fact that cloud computing has become a ubiquitous part of mainstream computing since then but also has made strides in other key aspects of the technology’s development, including:

  • cloud computing’s history,
  • updated security fundamentals that provide examples of Identity and Access Management (IAM) use that illustrate the difference between on-premise (i.e., conventional) security and cloud-based security implementation and Security Information and Event Management SIEM),
  • an updated discussion of data migration to the cloud,
  • a new chapter on data integrity,
  • cloud native computing,
  • the use of microservice design patterns,
  • cloud automation using orchestrators and tools such as Kubernetes,
  • a comparison of common public clouds (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Amazon AWS),
  • and a future outlook for cloud computing.

An indispensable guide to cloud computing for the layperson, Cloud Computing cuts through the technical jargon and details that are irrelevant to nontechnologists, as well as the marketing hype, and explains clearly what cloud computing is, when to use it (and when not to), how to select a cloud service, how to integrate it with other technologies, and what the best practices are for its adoption.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword vii
Preface ix
1 Introduction 1
2 A Historical Perspective 25
3 Types of Cloud Computing 33
4 Cloud Native Foundations 61
5 Microservices and Their Design Patterns 77
6 Cloud Computing: A Paradigm Shift? 101
7 Price Models 117
8 Data 141
9 Security 161
10 Transitioning to the Cloud 183
11 Public Cloud Examples 203
12 Reference Architectures 223
13 Future Outlook 243
Acknowledgments 255
Appendix A: Common Security Terms 257
Glossary 263
Notes 273
Further Reading 277
Index 279

Author

Nayan B. Ruparelia is a technical advisor to investment firms. He has over 29 years of experience in IT, of which 10 years was as a CTO at organizations ranging from start-ups to multinationals. He has been awarded a US patent in the Internet of Things and cloud computing.
Nayan B. Ruparelia View titles by Nayan B. Ruparelia

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