Many cloud computing initiatives flat-out fail; others limp along, functioning tolerably without ever delivering what they promised. An Insider's Guide to Cloud Computing reveals why and shows how to do better. Cloud pioneer and long-time CTO David Linthicum explodes the industry's secrets and presents practical ways to optimize cloud for value and performance.
Linthicum takes a hard look at aggressively marketed technologies such as cloud-based AI, containers, no-code, serverless computing, and multicloud. He illuminates what works, what absolutely does not work, and how to manage the difficult cost-complexity tradeoffs presented by many offerings. You'll learn why some workloads and datasets still don't belong on the cloud, and even discover "game changer" technology that has actually been undersold.
Linthicum's seen it all: the tricks providers play to make their numbers at customers' expense…realities whispered about in conference rooms and spilled over drinks at conferences…facts and techniques you simply must know to deliver value-optimized solutions.
An Insider's Guide to Cloud Computing is for every technical and business decision-maker responsible for evaluating, planning, implementing, operating, or optimizing cloud systems. It offers exceptional value to professionals ranging from solution architects to cloud engineers, CTOs to enterprise consultants, or those just getting started on their cloud computing journey.
What cloud providers don't tell you about their storage and compute services
Cloud-based artificial intelligence and machine learning: What are you actually paying for?
Containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development: truth versus hype
Multicloud: Which approaches actually save you money?
Real-world cloud security: beyond silos, black boxes, and out-of-control complexity
Cloud computing, carbon footprints, and sustainability: reality versus fiction
The crucial role of talent: how to identify, find, and keep the skills you need
How cloud computing is changing―and how to prepare for what's coming
Author(s): Linthicum, David;
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 288
Cover Page
About This eBook
Title Page
Copyright Page
Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
About the Author
Dedication Page
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Reader Services
Preface
Why I Wrote This Book
How to Read This Book
What Benefits Can You Expect?
Chapter 1. How “Real” Is the Value of Cloud Computing?
What We Thought We Knew
What Could Go Wrong?
What Went Right?
Call to Action
Chapter 2. The Realities and Opportunities of Cloud-Based Storage Services That Your Cloud Provider Will Not Tell You About
Cloud Storage Evolves
Junk Data on Premises Moved to the Cloud Is Still Junk Data
Secrets to Finding the Best Cloud Storage Value
The Future of Cloud Storage
Call to Action
Chapter 3. The Realities and Opportunities of Cloud-Based Compute Services That Your Cloud Provider Will Not Tell You About
The Trade-offs of Multitenancy
CPU Performance, Meet the Internet
Paying Too Much for Cloud Compute? Here’s Why
Picking the Right Operating Systems
Picking the Right Memory Configurations
The Concept of Reserved Instances
Going Off-brand
Call to Action
Chapter 4. Innovative Services and Public Clouds: What Do You Really Pay For?
AI/ML
Serverless
DevOps/DevSecOps
Analytics
Edge and IoT
Emerging Technologies
Call to Action
Chapter 5. Containers, Container Orchestration, and Cloud Native Realities
Containers
Container Orchestration and Clustering
Cloud Native
Technology Meets Reality
Call to Action
Chapter 6. The Truths Behind Multicloud That Few Understand
Hybrid Cloud Realities
The Move to Plural Public Clouds
Multicloud Upside Realities
Multicloud Downside Realities
Key Concepts for Multicloud Success
Call to Action
Chapter 7. Cloud Security Meets the Real World
An Insider’s Guide to Cloud Security Fundamentals
What Cloud Security Worked
What Cloud Security Didn’t Work
The Rise of Non-Native Cloud Security
The Rise of Proactive Security
The Rise of Security Automation
Call to Action
Chapter 8. Cloud Computing and Sustainability: Fact Versus Fiction
Initial Thinking: Cloud Data Centers, Bad
The Politics of Sustainability
Finally, Sharing Is Possible
Green Application Development?
Multicloud as a Sustainability Weapon?
What Is Your Real Impact?
Call to Action
Chapter 9. The Evolution of the Computing Market
Forced March to the Cloud?
More Consumption, but Prices Stay Static
The Power of a Few Players
The Emergence of Commoditization
The Emergence of System Repatriation
The Rise of Federated Cloud Applications and Data
Traditional Systems Remain…Why?
Battle for Human Talent
Call to Action
Chapter 10. Here’s the Future of Cloud Computing from an Insider’s Perspective… Be Prepared
Continued Rise of Complex Cloud Deployments
Refocus on Cross-Cloud Systems
Changing Skills Demands
Cloud Security Shifts Focus
Cloud Computing Becomes Local
Industry Clouds Become Important
Where Is Edge Computing?
Call to Action
Chapter 11. Wrapping Things Up: Miscellaneous Insider Insights
Cloud Can Make Life Better
Changes in the Skills Mix
The Objectives Change
The Market Absorbs the Weak, and the Weak Emerge Again
Cloud Technology Continues to Be a Value Multiplier
Call to Action
Index
