1st Edition
Cloud Computing Implementation, Management, and Security
Introduction
Evolution of Cloud Computing
On-Demand Computing
Cluster Computing
Grid Computing
Server Virtualization
Components
Application
Hardware
Infrastructure
Platform
Services
Storage
Standards
Browsers (Ajax)
Communications (HTTP, XMPP)
Data (XML, JSON)
Offline (HTML 5)
Management (OVF)
Security (OAuth, OpenID, TLS)
Solution Stacks (LAMP)
Syndication (Atom)
Web Services (REST)
Systems
Planning for Capacity
Planning for Availability
Planning for Security
Architecting Marketable Solutions for Enterprise
Consumer Specific Issues to Plan for
Legal Issues
Cloud Vendors to Watch
Akamai
Amazon
Areti Internet
Enki
Fortress ITX
Joyent
Layered Technologies
Rackspace
Salesforce.com
Terremark
Xcalibre
Future Directions of Cloud Computing
Who Is Leading the Pack?
What Is at the Forefront of Cloud Computing?
What Challenges Must Be Overcome with Adoption of Cloud Computing?
How Will Cloud Computing Blend with New Wireless Technologies?
Day-to-Day Management Issues Running a Cloud Environment
Three Key Elements: Ping, Power, and Pipe
Structure of an Always-on Environment with Virtualization
References
External Links
Biography
John W. Rittinghouse is Chief Software Architect and Co-founder of Hypersecurity LLC in Houston, Texas. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology with emphasis in Natural Language Processing.
James F. Ransome is a Senior Director and the Chief Security Officer for the Cisco Collaborative Software Group (WebEx). He holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems specializing in Information Security.
… This book is a compact and readable primer on the vocabulary and concepts behind the cloud computing phenomenon. … For those readers unfamiliar with basic virtualization software, the authors provide a brief tutorial using the popular (and free) VirtualBox product. … the book can serve as a brief but adequate introduction to cloud computing for those new to the topic …
—Computing Reviews, November 2009
