Digital Transformation in Cloud Computing: Top-level Design, Architecture, and Applications

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Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface I
Preface II
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Chapter 1 ◾ Cloud Computing and Digital Transformation
1.1 PAST AND PRESENT OF CLOUD
1.1.1 The Evolution of Cloud Computing
1.1.1.1 Born in the Era of Extreme Single Computer Computing
1.1.1.2 Four Stages of Cloud Computing Development
1.1.1.3 Cloud Computing Associated Services
1.1.2 Cloud Computing 1.0
1.1.2.1 Network That Provides Resource Leasing on Demand
1.1.2.2 Classification of Cloud Computing Services
1.1.3 Cloud Computing 2.0
1.1.3.1 The Emergence of Industry Cloud
1.1.3.2 Business Operation System and Cloud Computing
1.1.3.3 IoT Accelerates the Development of Cloud Computing
1.1.4 Development Status of Cloud Computing
1.1.4.1 Matthew Effect in Cloud Computing Market
1.1.4.2 Segmentation of Cloud Computing Market
1.1.5 The Future of Cloud Computing
1.1.5.1 Northbound Expansion – Industrial Cloud and Intelligent Cloud
1.1.5.2 Southward Integration – Integration of Cloud Computing, Internet of Things and Blockchain
1.1.5.3 Decentralized Cloud
1.2 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO DIGITAL INTELLECTUALIZATION
1.2.1 Information Construction and Digital Transformation
1.2.1.1 Gains and Losses of IT Construction
1.2.1.2 Why Are Enterprises Eager for Digital Transformation
1.2.1.3 The Relationship and Difference between Informatization and Digital Transformation
1.2.2 Digital to Digital Intellectualization
1.2.2.1 What Is Digital Intellectualization
1.2.2.2 AI Helps Digital Upgrade to Digital Intellectualization
1.3 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF CLOUD COMPUTING BLESSING
1.3.1 Cloud Computing and Digital Transformation Complement Each Other
1.3.1.1 Major Changes Brought by Cloud Computing
1.3.1.2 Cloud Computing Provides Several Ways for Digital Transformation
1.3.2 Cloud Computing and Digital Transformation Are Not Panacea
1.3.3 Reference, Practice and Promotion
1.3.3.1 Step Out of Your Own Way
1.3.3.2 Be Honest with Yourself
1.4 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FROM CONSTRUCTION TO REFINEMENT OPERATION
1.4.1 The Original Intention of Digital Transformation
1.4.2 What Is Digital Operation
1.4.3 Organization and Capability Required for Digital Operation
Chapter 2 ◾ The Top-Level Design of Enterprise Digital Transformation
2.1 THE TIMES BACKGROUND OF TODAY’S ENTERPRISES
2.1.1 The Digital Economy and Its Characteristics
2.1.1.1 Background of Digital Economy Era
2.1.1.2 Characteristics of the Digital Economy
2.1.2 The Internal/External Opportunities and Challenges Faced by Enterprises
2.1.2.1 The Opportunities for Businesses
2.1.2.2 The Challenges for Businesses
2.1.3 Digital Transformation Is an Irresistible Trend
2.1.3.1 Several Stages of Enterprise Informatization Experience
2.1.3.2 The Relationship and Difference between Digital Transformation and Traditional Informatization
2.1.3.3 Why Are Enterprises Eager to Digital Transformation?
2.1.3.4 Digital Transformation Is the Inevitable Direction of Enterprise Survival and Development
2.2 INTRODUCTION OF ENTERPRISE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
2.2.1 Definition of Enterprise Digital Transformation
2.2.2 The Essence of Enterprise Digital Transformation
2.2.3 The Path/Stage of Enterprise Digital Transformation
2.2.4 Challenges Faced by Digital Transformation of Enterprises
2.2.5 A Multi-dimensional Framework for Enterprise Digital Transformation
2.2.6 Enterprise Digital Transformation Is a Long Process
2.2.7 Exploration of Enterprise Digital Transformation
2.2.8 The Common Misunderstanding of the Enterprise Digital Transformation
2.2.8.1 Obsess Over Other Enterprise’s Success Stories
2.2.8.2 There Is No ‘Silver Bullet’ in Digital Transformation
2.2.8.3 Are You Ready Mentally, Intellectually and Physically?
2.2.8.4 Organization and Concept Are Key to Success
2.3 TOP-LEVEL DESIGN OF ENTERPRISE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
2.3.1 The Value of Top-Level Design in Digital Transformation
2.3.2 The Scope of Top-Level Design in Digital Transformation
2.3.3 Three Principles of Top-Level Design in Digital Transformation
2.3.4 How Do Enterprises Carry Out Digital Transformation Top-Level Design
2.3.4.1 Top Design Methodology for Enterprise Digital Transformation
2.3.4.2 The Working Steps of Enterprises Digital Transformation
2.3.4.3 Maturity Assessment Model of Enterprise Digital Transformation
Chapter 3 ◾ Application Cloudification and Cloud Native
3.1 CURRENT SITUATION AND PROBLEM ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL IT ARCHITECTURE
3.1.1 Difficulties and Challenges in IDC (Internet Data Center) Era
3.1.2 Opportunities for Enterprises Shifting to Cloud
3.1.2.1 The New Technological Revolution
3.1.2.2 The Development of Cloud Technology
3.1.2.3 Technical Route and Market Pattern
3.1.3 Cloud Technology Is Mature
3.1.3.1 Wide Acceptance
3.1.3.2 Ecology Is Becoming More and More Mature
3.1.3.3 Cloudization Is an Inevitable Choice for Enterprises
3.1.4 The Dilemma of Enterprise Cloudification
3.1.5 The Important Technique of Enterprise Cloudification
3.1.5.1 VPN and Intelligent Gateway
3.1.5.2 Express Connect and Cloud Enterprise Network
3.1.5.3 Elastic Compute Service
3.1.5.4 Data Migration Technology
3.1.5.5 Application Discovery Technology
3.2 THE CONCEPT, STRATEGY AND PRACTICE OF CLOUD NATIVE
3.2.1 Confusion and Limitations after Cloudification
3.2.1.1 Confusion and Limitations after Cloudification
3.2.1.2 Cloud Native Is Next Step after Cloudization
3.2.1.3 Evolution of Cloud-Native Concepts
3.2.2 Methodology in the Cloud Native
3.2.2.1 Balance Evolution and Revolution
3.2.2.2 Open for Extension
3.2.2.3 Prefer the Application Layer
3.2.2.4 Be Aware of the Piper
3.2.3 Cloud-Native Strategic Planning
3.2.3.1 Strategic Perspective and Planning
3.2.3.2 Alibaba Cloud’s Cloud-Native Layout
3.2.4 Application Architecture in Cloud Native
3.2.4.1 Changes in Code Structure
3.2.4.2 Delegate Non-Functional Features
3.2.4.3 Fully Automated: From Testing to Deployment
3.2.5 Principles of Cloud-Native Architecture
3.2.5.1 Service Principle
3.2.5.2 The Principle of Flexibility
3.2.5.3 Principle of Observability
3.2.5.4 The Principle of Resilience
3.2.5.5 Principles of all Process Automation
3.2.5.6 The Principle of Zero Trust
3.2.5.7 The Principle of the Continuous Evolution of Architecture
3.2.6 Cloud-Native Architecture Deep Dive
3.2.6.1 Separate the Computing and Persistence
3.2.6.2 Service-Oriented
3.2.6.3 On Provisioning
3.2.6.4 Disposability
3.2.6.5 Event Driven and Event Sourcing
3.2.6.6 Backend for Frontend – BFF
3.2.7 Create a Cloud-Native Application
3.2.7.1 Boundary
3.2.7.2 Tech Stack Selection
3.2.7.3 DevOps and Continuous Delivery
3.3 DESIGN AND PRACTICE OF CLOUD DISASTER RECOVERY
3.3.1 Introduction
3.3.2 Cloud Disaster Recovery Is an Advanced Usage Scenario of Cloud Native
3.3.3 Basic Knowledge of Data Backup and Disaster Recovery
3.3.3.1 Definition of Disaster Events
3.3.3.2 Disaster Dimension of Scene
3.3.3.3 Concept of Disaster Recovery and Backup
3.3.3.4 Disaster Resilience Assessment System
3.3.3.5 Classification of Data Backup
3.3.4 Construction Demand of Cloud Disaster Recovery
3.3.4.1 Deployment of Cloud Disaster Recovery
3.3.4.2 The Value of Cloud Disaster Recovery
3.3.4.3 Attention to the Implementation of Cloud Disaster Recovery
3.3.5 Demand Analysis of National Content Disaster Industry
3.3.5.1 Disaster Recovery Business Requirements
3.3.5.2 Technical Requirements for Disaster Recovery
3.3.6 Alibaba Cloud Disaster Recovery Architecture and Practice
3.3.6.1 Application High Availability Service (AHAS)
3.3.6.2 Common Disaster Recovery Architecture from Alibaba Cloud Best Practice
3.3.6.3 Application of Disaster Recovery Delivery Methodology
3.3.6.4 Selection of Disaster Recovery Exercise Scene
3.3.6.5 Prospects for the Development Trend of Disaster Recovery Architecture
3.3.6.6 Alibaba Cloud Disaster Recovery Service Case
Chapter 4 ◾ Business Middle Office on Cloud
4.1 THE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF BUSINESS MIDDLE OFFICE
4.1.1 Definition of Business Middle Office
4.1.2 Alibaba’s Digital Transformation and the Development of Business Middle Office
4.2 THE VALUE OF BUSINESS MIDDLE OFFICE PLATFORM
4.2.1 View Digital Transformation from Middle Office
4.2.2 Characteristics of Enterprise Digital Transformation
4.2.3 The Value of Business Middle Office Platform in Digital Transformation
4.3 BUSINESS MIDDLE OFFICE EVOLUTION APPROACH
4.3.1 Alibaba Business Middle Office Strategy
4.3.2 Evolution of Business Middle Office
4.3.2.1 Monolith Application
4.3.2.2 Servitization and SOA
4.3.2.3 Microservice Architecture
4.3.2.4 Middle Office Strategy
4.3.3 The Relationship among Business Middle Office Platform, Microservice and DDD
4.4 CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND DIVISION IDEAS OF BUSINESS MIDDLE OFFICE
4.4.1 General Introduction
4.4.2 Product Portfolio Planning
4.4.3 Domain-Driven Design
4.4.3.1 Example of Use-Case Analysis
4.4.3.2 Use-Case Analysis
4.4.3.3 Association Analysis
4.4.3.4 Division of Domains
4.4.3.5 Examples of Business Domain Division
4.4.3.6 Division of Centers
4.5 BUSINESS MIDDLE OFFICE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
4.5.1 Introduction of Middle Office Building Process
4.5.1.1 What Is Software Engineering
4.5.1.2 Waterfall Model
4.5.1.3 Agile Model
4.5.1.4 Business Middle Office Building Process Introduction
4.5.1.5 Business Middle Office Construction Pattern
4.5.2 Requirement Gathering
4.5.2.1 Preparations before Demand Survey
4.5.2.2 Requirement Gathering Process
4.5.3 Requirement Analysis
4.5.4 Architecture Design
4.5.4.1 Architecture Design Concept
4.5.4.2 Architecture Design Process
4.5.4.3 Application Architecture
4.5.4.4 Data Architecture
4.5.4.5 Technology Architecture
4.5.4.6 Deployment Architecture
4.5.4.7 Integrated Architecture
4.5.4.8 Security Architecture
4.5.5 Business Middle Office System Construction
4.5.5.1 Detailed Design
4.5.5.2 Coding Implementation
4.5.6 Business Middle Office Project Commonly Used Alibaba Cloud Products
4.5.6.1 EDAS
4.5.6.2 RDS
4.5.6.3 DRDS
4.5.6.4 Redis
4.5.6.5 RocketMQ
4.5.6.6 SLS
4.5.6.7 ARMS
4.5.7 System Migration
4.5.7.1 Data Migration
4.5.7.2 System Cutover
4.5.8 System Release and Guarantee
4.5.8.1 Stage One: Release Preparation
4.5.8.2 Stage Two: Release Execution
4.5.8.3 Stage Three: Release Guarantee
4.5.8.4 Stage Four: Release Maintenance
4.5.9 Business Middle Office Operation
4.5.9.1 What Is Operation?
4.5.9.2 The Essence of Operation
4.5.9.3 Operation of Business Middle Office
4.6 BUSINESS MIDDLE OFFICE TECHNICAL PRACTICES
4.6.1 Distributed Service Framework and Governance
4.6.1.1 Service Registration
4.6.1.2 Service Configuration
4.6.1.3 Service Protocol
4.6.1.4 Service Gateway
4.6.1.5 Traffic Monitoring
4.6.1.6 Service Monitoring
4.6.2 Distributed Transaction Processing
4.6.2.1 Concept of Distributed Transactions and Business Middle Office Application Scenarios
4.6.2.2 Solution for Distributed Transaction
4.6.2.3 Technical Best Practice for Distributed Transaction
4.6.3 Sales Promotion Supporting
4.6.3.1 The Definition of Sales Promotion
4.6.3.2 The Promotion Sales Process
4.6.4 End-to-End Full-Chain Stress Test and Monitor Solution
4.6.4.1 Main Technical Description
4.6.5 Grayscale Release
4.6.5.1 Common Release Technologies
4.6.5.2 Grayscale Release Concept
4.6.5.3 Phased Release Scenario
4.6.5.4 Phased Release Procedure
4.6.5.5 Alibaba Gray Design Practices
4.6.5.6 Principles of Mainstream Microservice Grayscale Architecture
4.6.5.7 Alibaba Cloud EDAS Grayscale Release Solution
4.6.5.8 Grayscale Release Value
4.6.6 High Availability and High Concurrency
4.6.6.1 High-Availability Architecture Panorama
4.6.6.2 Multi-Active High-Availability Solution
4.6.7 Distributed Database and Cache Technology
4.6.7.1 Importance of Distributed Databases and Caches for Business Middle Office
4.6.7.2 Introduction of Fundamental Concept of Distributed Database
4.6.7.3 Best Practice for Distributed Database Technology
4.6.7.4 Introduction of Cache Technology
4.6.7.5 Mainstream Cache Products
4.6.8 Serverless in Business Middle Office Platform
4.6.8.1 Use Cases of Serverless Architecture in Business Middle Office Platform
4.6.8.2 The Challenges of Serverless Architecture in Business Middle Office Platform
4.6.8.3 Alibaba Cloud FaaS Technology Practice
4.7 ALIBABA BUSINESS MIDDLE OFFICE PROJECT CASES
4.7.1 Case of Direct Selling Industry
4.7.1.1 Project Background
4.7.1.2 Project Implementation
4.7.1.3 Benefits
4.7.2 Case of Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry
4.7.2.1 Project Background
4.7.2.2 Project Implementation
4.7.2.3 Customer Benefits
4.7.3 Case of Catering Industry
4.7.3.1 Project Background
4.7.3.2 Project Implementation
4.7.3.3 Customer Benefits
Chapter 5 ◾ Data Middle Office on Cloud
5.1 OVERVIEW OF DATA MIDDLE OFFICE ON CLOUD
5.1.1 The Development History of Data Middle Office
5.1.2 Evolution Route of Data Middle Office
5.1.3 Content of Data Middle Office Construction
5.1.4 Data Middle Office Construction Method
5.1.4.1 Requirement Investigation Stage
5.1.4.2 Solution Design Stage
5.1.4.3 Development and Implementation Stage
5.1.4.4 Trial Run Stage
5.1.4.5 Online Operation Stage
5.1.5 Overview of Data Middle Office Values
5.1.5.1 Business Values
5.1.5.2 Technology Values
5.2 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN OF DATA MIDDLE OFFICE
5.2.1 The Theory of Data Middle Office
5.2.1.1 OneModel
5.2.1.2 OneID
5.2.1.3 OneService
5.2.2 Data Middle Office Product System
5.2.2.1 Product Architecture of Dataphin
5.2.2.2 Product Architecture of QuickBI
5.2.2.3 Product Architecture of QuickAudience
5.2.3 Platform Architecture Design
5.2.3.1 Overall Architecture Design
5.2.3.2 Technology Architecture Design
5.2.3.3 Data Flow Design
5.2.3.4 VPC Architecture Design
5.2.3.5 Deployment Architecture Design
5.2.3.6 Security Management Design
5.2.4 Data Architecture Design
5.2.4.1 Theoretical Guidance
5.2.4.2 The Implementation Processes
5.2.4.3 Design Principles
5.2.4.4 Model Architecture
5.2.4.5 Data Hierarchy
5.2.4.6 Business Segment
5.2.4.7 Data Domain
5.2.5 Standard Specification Design
5.2.5.1 Common Coding Specification
5.2.5.2 ODS Layer Specification
5.2.5.3 CDM Layer Specification
5.2.5.4 ADS Layer Specification
5.3 BIG DATA PLATFORM CONSTRUCTION
5.3.1 Overview of Big Data Platform Construction
5.3.2 Detailed Technology Architecture
5.3.2.1 Data Acquisition Layer
5.3.2.2 Data Storage and Computing Layer
5.3.2.3 Data Service Layer
5.3.2.4 Data Application Layer
5.3.3 Environment Deployment
5.3.3.1 Hybrid Cloud Network Deployment
5.3.3.2 Initialization of Data Middle Office Products
5.3.4 Security Solution Deployment
5.3.4.1 Security System of Data Middle Office
5.3.4.2 Account and Authority
5.4 DATA ASSET CONSTRUCTION
5.4.1 The Data Asset Definition
5.4.2 Data Asset Acquisition
5.4.2.1 Overview of Data Asset Acquisition
5.4.2.2 Data Integration Process
5.4.2.3 Data Integration Design
5.4.2.4 Implementation of Data Integration
5.4.3 Data Asset Building
5.4.3.1 Dimension Table Design
5.4.3.2 Detailed Fact Sheet Design
5.4.3.3 Summary Fact Table Design
5.4.3.4 OneID Build
5.4.4 Data Asset Management
5.4.4.1 Asset Analysis
5.4.4.2 Asset Governance
5.4.4.3 Application of Assets
5.4.4.4 Asset Management Tools
5.4.5 Data Asset Value
5.5 INTELLIGENT DATA APPLICATIONS
5.5.1 Data Applications Overview
5.5.1.1 Why Are Data Applications Essential
5.5.1.2 Definition and Category of Data Applications
5.5.2 Planning and Practice of Data Applications
5.5.2.1 Analysis of Business Status
5.5.2.2 Planning of Application Products
5.5.3 Practice of Industry Data Applications
5.5.3.1 General Data Applications
5.3.3.2 Data Application of Industry
5.6 TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE OF DATA MIDDLE OFFICE
5.6.1 Data Governance
5.6.1.1 Data Asset Operation Governance
5.6.1.2 Data Service Specification Governance
5.6.1.3 Data Supply Chain Management Governance
5.6.1.4 Data Standard Management
5.6.1.5 Data Quality Management
5.6.1.6 Master Data Management
5.6.1.7 Meta Data Management
5.6.1.8 Data Authority Management
5.6.2 Real-Time Data Middle Office
5.6.2.1 Overall Architecture of Real-Time Data Middle Office
5.6.2.2 Technology Architecture of Real-Time Data Middle Office
5.6.2.3 Real-Time Data Middle Office Resource Evaluation Model
5.6.2.4 Real-Time Data Middle Office Application Scenarios
5.6.2.5 Development Trend of Real-Time Data Middle Office
5.6.3 Data Desensitization
5.6.3.1 Data Desensitization Scheme
5.6.3.2 Cloud Desensitization of Database
5.6.3.3 Cloud Desensitization of Data Files
5.7 ALIBABA DATA MIDDLE OFFICE PROJECT CASES
5.7.1 Case of Beauty Brand Indus try
5.7.1.1 Implementation Methodology
5.7.1.2 Packaging and Construction of Product System
5.7.1.3 Intelligent Algorithm Blessing
5.7.1.4 Technical Solutions
5.7.2 Case of the Easyhome Group
5.7.2.1 Project Background
5.7.2.2 Solutions of Alibaba Cloud
5.7.2.3 Customer Value
5.7.3 Case of D Province Commercial Group
5.7.3.1 Customer Background
5.7.3.2 Solution of Alibaba Cloud
5.7.3.3 Customer Value
Chapter 6 ◾ AIoT on Cloud
6.1 INTRODUCTION TO AIoT
6.1.1 AIoT Definition
6.1.1.1 Internet of Things
6.1.1.2 AI + IoT
6.1.2 AIoT Industry
6.1.2.1 System Architecture
6.1.2.2 Industry Chain
6.2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIoT
6.2.1 Policies and Regulations
6.2.1.1 National Policies
6.2.1.2 Local Policies
6.2.2 Development of Standards
6.2.3 Industry Application
6.2.4 Application and Development of Technology
6.2.5 Competitive Landscape
6.3 AIoT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
6.3.1 Status Quo Investigation
6.3.1.1 Investigation and Report on the Transformation of Weak Current System
6.3.1.2 Weak Current Transformation and Upgrading Plan
6.3.2 Program Design
6.3.3 Delivery Implementation
6.3.4 Service Operation
6.3.4.1 Survey and Research
6.3.4.2 Operation and Maintenance System
6.3.4.3 Edge Computing Operation and Maintenance
6.3.4.4 Training
6.3.5 Delivery Value of AIoT
6.4 ALIBABA CLOUD AIoT MIDDLEWARE
6.4.1 One-Stop Development Platform IoT Studio
6.4.1.1 Features of IoT Studio
6.4.1.2 Advantages of IoT Studio
6.4.2 AIoT Cloud Platform
6.4.2.1 IoT Hub
6.4.2.2 Equipment Connection
6.4.2.3 Equipment Management
6.4.2.4 Rule Engine
6.4.2.5 Data Analysis Management
6.4.2.6 Video and AI Algorithm
6.4.2.7 Security Capabilities
6.4.3 Edge Computing
6.4.3.1 Overview of Alibaba Cloud Edge Computing
6.4.3.2 Cloud
6.4.3.3 Edge Video All-in-One AI-Box
6.4.3.4 Protocol Gateway EdgeBox
6.4.4 IoT Devices
6.4.5 Internet of Things Security Services
6.4.6 Internet of Things Application Service Platform
6.4.6.1 Equipment Management
6.4.6.2 Project Management
6.4.6.3 Field Service
6.5 ALIBABA CLOUD AIOT PROJECT CASES
6.5.1 Case of Smart Community
6.5.1.1 Market Status
6.5.1.2 Customer Needs
6.5.1.3 Alibaba’s Solution
6.5.2 Case of Smart Park
6.5.2.1 Market Status
6.5.2.2 Customer Needs
6.5.2.3 Alibaba’s Solution
Chapter 7 ◾ Comprehensive Cases of Digital Transformation
7.1 CASE OF AN AIRLINE COMPANY
7.1.1 Customer Background
7.1.2 Alibaba Cloud Solution
7.1.2.1 Construction of Hybrid Cloud Data Center
7.1.2.2 Data Governance System and Tool Platform Construction
7.1.2.3 Data Middle Office Construction
7.1.3 Project Delivery Process
7.1.4 Customer Value
7.2 CASE OF A TRAVEL AND HOTEL INDUSTRY COMPANY
7.2.1 Customer Background
7.2.2 Alibaba Cloud Solution
7.2.2.1 Project Objectives
7.2.2.2 Overall Design
7.2.3 Project Deliver Process
7.2.4 Customer Value
7.3 CASE OF CHINA FEIHE LTD
7.3.1 Customer Background
7.3.2 Alibaba Cloud Solution
7.3.2.1 Data Middle Office
7.3.2.2 Business Middle Office
7.3.3 Project Delivery Process
7.3.4 Customer Value
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