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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................. 1
About This Book............................................................................................... 2
Foolish Assumptions........................................................................................ 2
How This Book Is Organized........................................................................... 2
Part I: Introducing Cloud Computing................................................... 3
Part II: Understanding the Nature
of the Cloud.......................................................................................... 3
Part III: Examining the Cloud Elements................................................ 3
Part IV: Managing the Cloud.................................................................. 3
Part V: Planning for the Cloud............................................................... 3
Part VI: The Part of Tens........................................................................ 3
Icons Used in This Book.................................................................................. 4
Where to Go from Here.................................................................................... 4
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Introduction
W elcome to Cloud Computing For Dummies. You can’t read a technology
journal or blog — or even your local newspaper — without coming
upon a reference to cloud computing. While there’s been a lot of debate
about what cloud computing is and where it’s headed, no one has doubts
that it is real.
In fact, we think that cloud computing, in all of its forms, is transforming the
computing landscape. It will change the way we deploy technology and how
we think about the economics of computing. We hope this book provides a
perspective on cloud computing and starts your journey of exploration.
Cloud computing is more than a service sitting in some remote data center.
It’s a set of approaches that can help organizations quickly, effectively
add and subtract resources in almost real time. Unlike other approaches,
the cloud is as much about the business model as it is about technology.
Companies clearly understand that technology is at the heart of how they
operate their businesses. Business executives have long been frustrated
with the complexities of getting their computing needs met quickly and cost
effectively. In a sense, cloud computing has started to become mainstream
because these business executives have forced the issue into the forefront.
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