Cloud Computing: Advanced Business and IT Strategies

Cloud Computing is the IT services delivery model of the near future. The problem is, there there are very few experts that have hands-on understanding of its competitive and organizational impacts. The vast majority of books address the technical details of cloud, but few emphasize its implementation and deployment at the scale of the enterprise. This book provides the models, concepts, and methodologies you need to be successful in your organization's transition to cloud. Through his 23-year IT Transformation background, Philippe Abdoulaye brings a project-oriented approach to cloud transition, with several techniques needed to accelerate adoption of cloud services. The book begins with a definition of the competitive perspective of cloud, provides insights into the cloud-oriented business model, and details through a complete business an agile approach to cloud transition addressing issues as critical IT operating model transformation, SaaS application architecting, and datacenter transformation.