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Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise: A Step-by-Step Guide |  | Author: David S. Linthicum
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 264
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0136009220
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.78
EAN: 9780136009221
ASIN: 0136009220
Publication Date: October 9, 2009
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“In this book, David Linthicum does that rarest of things: he manages to combine showing why SOA and Cloud Computing complement one another with a lucid game plan of how a business can take advantage of the synergies between them in concrete ways that will contribute to the bottom line.”
—Jeremy Geelan
Conference Chair, Cloud Computing Conference and Expo series
Sr. VP, SYS-CON Media and Events
Massive, disruptive change is coming to IT as Software as a Service (SaaS), SOA, mashups, Web 2.0, and cloud computing truly come of age. Now, one of the world’s leading IT innovators explains what it all means—coherently, thoroughly, and authoritatively.
Writing for IT executives, architects, and developers alike, world-renowned expert David S. Linthicum explains why the days of managing IT organizations as private fortresses will rapidly disappear as IT inevitably becomes a global community. He demonstrates how to run IT when critical elements of customer, product, and business data and processes extend far beyond the firewall—and how to use all that information to deliver real-time answers about everything from an individual customer’s credit to the location of a specific cargo container.
Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise offers a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges associated with this new world—and offers a step-by-step program for getting there with maximum return on investment and minimum risk. Using multiple examples, Linthicum:
- Reviews the powerful cost, value, and risk-related drivers behind the move to cloud computing—and explains why the shift will accelerate
- Explains the technical underpinnings, supporting technologies, and best-practice methods you’ll need to make the transition
- Helps you objectively assess the promise of SaaS, Web 2.0, and SOA for your organization, quantify value, and make the business case
- Walks you through evaluating your existing IT infrastructure and finding your most cost-effective, safest path to the “cloud”
- Shows how to choose the right candidate data, services, and processes for your cloud computing initiatives
- Guides you through building disruptive infrastructure and next-generation process platforms
- Helps you bring effective, high-value governance to the clouds
If you’re ready to begin driving real competitive advantage from cloud computing, this book is the start-to-finish roadmap you need to make it happen.
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A solid guide to building disruptive infrastructure and next-generation platforms January 18, 2010
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise tells of cloud computing and comes from an IT innovator who explains what cloud computer means. From costs, values and risk-related drivers beyond the move to cloud computing to how to assess cloud computing and SOA for an organization, this offers advanced programmers and computer collections a solid guide to building disruptive infrastructure and next-generation platforms.
Excellent source for non-IT executives to understand cloud computing January 10, 2010
IT Savvy CFO
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I would implore C-Level executives who are not IT or cloud computing savvy, but want to get a fundamental yet comprehensive overview of enterprise cloud computing, to read this book. It is an easy read, This book gives you a good road map and the content is easily understood. It does not matter if you are a CEO or a student; the take away is an insightful understanding of Cloud Computing in general and for the Enterprise in particular. I was impressed at the depth of the content, and it was particularly insightful/helpful to get a more clear picture on requirements and implementation. It was also clear how to get at the true ROI of cloud computing for companies.
Having read Hurwitz and Rhoton, I say that their books are not nearly as authoritative and comprehensive as Linthicum's Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise: A Step-by-Step Guide
Discussed. I would recommend this book for any person with an interest in Cloud Computing.
This book should be on the desk of every business CEO/CIO April 19, 2010
A. Stephens (Cobourg Ontario)
This was a really good book: David S. Linthicum has a solid grasp of the subject, and it's right on target, comprehensive and packed with valuable information.
The book contains many diagrams that are crude but effective for CEOs and IT developers to get a clear comprehension of Cloud Computing/SOA implementation in medium to large enterprise-wide solutions. I like the way he has structured the book: It's very technology-oriented and many technologies are presented very well with path shown towards the future.
The book encourages IT to make the much-needed shift to cloud computing/SOA, increasing business agility/ability to change/adjust processes accordingly business needs instead having to deal with redeveloping whole systems.
This book is an excellent guide to this minefield of Cloud Computing/SOA implementation. The book covers a wide variety of concepts and techniques, putting them in context.
Mr. Linthicum uses a simple style to deliver his message, which makes the books acceptable to nontechnical people. I would have no problem to suggest this book to a CEO with a non-technical background.
The book guides readers with methodical approach for delivering solutions in the cloud, while also doing a great job explaining everything from the very basics to the more sophisticated topics.
For instance, data level method integration is skillfully explained in both word & picture. In fact, the author demonstrates a terrific abundance of skill & real world experience when explaining an idea via examples & diagrammed models.
The great value of this book is the overview of Cloud Computing/SOA implementation and its use as a mechanism to change/update information, in real-time, within and between businesses.
Mr. Linthicum has done a thorough job of covering the complex issues associated with Cloud Computing - indeed step by step - with clear explanation of SOA convergence and it benefits on the long run.
This book should be on the desk of every business CEO/CIO.Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise: A Step-by-Step Guide
The bottom line is that the strategic information is worth the price of the book.
I got this book free for review from [...]
thank you Mr. M. Morisy - for sending me this
book
Cloud Computing November 10, 2009
John E. Casner
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
In looking at the world of cloud computing, and thus cloud computing
books, this book stands out in that it talks about how something is
done, versus what it is. There is a huge difference.
I enjoyed the stepwise approach that this book takes, including
working from the requirements to the implementation.
Specifically, this book was able to explain the value of governance
in the context of cloud computing, and how architectures can exist
between enterprises and cloud computing providers.
I would urge you to read this book before starting on a cloud
computing project. I suspect that most will just dive right into
cloud computing without any architectural forethought. Clearly,
that is a big mistake.
It's all about Architecture, no hype here! October 5, 2009
Michael Kavis (Parrish, FL USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book cuts through all of the hype and confusion of cloud computing and brings us back to the basics of architecture. Finally, someone wrote a book that is not just about semantics but instead guides us through a methodical approach for delivering solutions in the cloud. I highly recommend this book!
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