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Cloud Computing Bible

Name: Cloud Computing Bible
Author: Barrie Sosinsky
ISBN: 9780470903568

by Barrie Sosinsky

January 2011

Intermediate to advanced

525 pages

13h 23m

English

Wiley

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Copyright
About the Author
Credits
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Read This BookIconsContacting Us
I. Examining the Value Proposition
1. Defining Cloud Computing
1.1. Defining Cloud Computing1.2. Cloud Types1.2.1. The NIST model1.2.2. The Cloud Cube Model1.2.3. Deployment models1.2.4. Service models1.3. Examining the Characteristics of Cloud Computing1.3.1. Paradigm shift1.3.2. Benefits of cloud computing1.3.3. Disadvantages of cloud computing1.4. Assessing the Role of Open Standards1.5. Summary
2. Assessing the Value Proposition
2.1. Measuring the Cloud's Value2.1.1. Early adopters and new applications2.1.2. The laws of cloudonomics2.1.3. Cloud computing obstacles2.1.4. Behavioral factors relating to cloud adoption2.1.5. Measuring cloud computing costs2.2. Avoiding Capital Expenditures2.2.1. Right-sizing2.3. Computing the Total Cost of Ownership2.4. Specifying Service Level Agreements2.5. Defining Licensing Models2.6. Summary
3. Understanding Cloud Architecture
3.1. Exploring the Cloud Computing Stack3.1.1. Composability3.1.2. Infrastructure3.1.3. Platforms3.1.4. Virtual Appliances3.1.5. Communication Protocols3.1.6. Applications3.2. Connecting to the Cloud3.2.1. The Jolicloud Netbook OS3.2.2. Chromium OS: The Browser as an Operating System3.3. Summary

4. Understanding Services and Applications by Type
4.1. Defining Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)4.1.1. IaaS workloads4.1.2. Pods, aggregation, and silos4.2. Defining Platform as a Service (PaaS)4.3. Defining Software as a Service (SaaS)4.3.1. SaaS characteristics4.3.2. Open SaaS and SOA4.3.3. Salesforce.com and CRM SaaS4.4. Defining Identity as a Service (IDaaS)4.4.1. What is an identity?4.4.2. Networked identity service classes4.4.3. Identity system codes of conduct4.4.4. IDaaS interoperability4.4.4.1. User authentication4.4.4.2. Authorization markup languages4.5. Defining Compliance as a Service (CaaS)4.6. Summary
II. Using Platforms
5. Understanding Abstraction and Virtualization
5.1. Using Virtualization Technologies5.2. Load Balancing and Virtualization5.2.1. Advanced load balancing5.2.2. The Google cloud5.3. Understanding Hypervisors5.3.1. Virtual machine types5.3.2. VMware vSphere5.4. Understanding Machine Imaging5.5. Porting Applications5.5.1. The Simple Cloud API5.5.2. AppZero Virtual Application Appliance5.6. Summary
6. Capacity Planning
6.1. Capacity Planning6.2. Defining Baseline and Metrics6.2.1. Baseline measurements6.2.2. System metrics6.2.3. Load testing6.2.4. Resource ceilings6.2.5. Server and instance types6.3. Network Capacity6.4. Scaling6.5. Summary
7. Exploring Platform as a Service
7.1. Defining Services7.1.1. Salesforce.com versus Force.com: SaaS versus PaaS7.1.2. Application development7.2. Using PaaS Application Frameworks7.2.1. Drupal7.2.2. Eccentex AppBase 3.07.2.3. LongJump7.2.4. Squarespace7.2.5. WaveMaker7.2.6. Wolf Frameworks7.3. Summary
8. Using Google Web Services
8.1. Exploring Google Applications8.2. Surveying the Google Application Portfolio8.2.1. Indexed search8.2.2. The dark Web8.2.3. Aggregation and disintermediation8.2.4. Productivity applications and services8.2.5. Enterprise offerings8.2.6. AdWords8.2.7. Google Analytics8.2.8. Google Translate8.3. Exploring the Google Toolkit8.3.1. The Google APIs8.4. Working with the Google App Engine8.5. Summary
9. Using Amazon Web Services
9.1. Understanding Amazon Web Services9.2. Amazon Web Service Components and Services9.3. Working with the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)9.3.1. Amazon Machine Images9.3.2. Pricing models9.3.3. System images and software9.3.4. Creating an account and instance on EC29.4. Working with Amazon Storage Systems9.4.1. Amazon Simple Storage System (S3)9.4.2. Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)9.4.3. CloudFront9.5. Understanding Amazon Database Services9.5.1. Amazon SimpleDB9.5.2. Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)9.5.3. Choosing a database for AWS9.6. Summary
10. Using Microsoft Cloud Services
10.1. Exploring Microsoft Cloud Services10.2. Defining the Windows Azure Platform10.2.1. The software plus services approach10.2.2. The Azure Platform10.2.3. The Windows Azure service10.2.4. Windows Azure AppFabric10.2.5. Azure Content Delivery Network10.2.6. SQL Azure10.2.7. Windows Azure pricing10.2.8. Windows Live services10.3. Using Windows Live10.3.1. Windows Live Essentials10.3.2. Windows Live Home10.3.3. Windows Live for Mobile10.4. Summary
III. Exploring Cloud Infrastructures
11. Managing the Cloud
11.1. Administrating the Clouds11.1.1. Management responsibilities11.1.2. Lifecycle management11.2. Cloud Management Products11.3. Emerging Cloud Management Standards11.3.1. DMTF cloud management standards11.3.2. Cloud Commons and SMI11.4. Summary
12. Understanding Cloud Security
12.1. Securing the Cloud12.1.1. The security boundary12.1.2. Security service boundary12.1.3. Security mapping12.2. Securing Data12.2.1. Brokered cloud storage access12.2.2. Storage location and tenancy12.2.3. Encryption12.2.4. Auditing and compliance12.3. Establishing Identity and Presence12.3.1. Identity protocol standards12.3.2. Windows Azure identity standards12.3.3. Presence12.4. Summary
IV. Understanding Services and Applications
13. Understanding Service Oriented Architecture
13.1. Introducing Service Oriented Architecture13.1.1. Event-driven SOA or SOA 2.013.1.2. The Enterprise Service Bus13.1.3. Service catalogs13.2. Defining SOA Communications13.2.1. Business Process Execution Language13.2.2. Business process modeling13.3. Managing and Monitoring SOA13.3.1. SOA management tools13.3.2. SOA security13.3.3. The Open Cloud Consortium13.4. Relating SOA and Cloud Computing13.5. Summary
14. Moving Applications to the Cloud
14.1. Applications in the Clouds14.1.1. Functionality mapping14.1.2. Application attributes14.1.3. Cloud service attributes14.1.4. System abstraction14.1.5. Cloud bursting14.2. Applications and Cloud APIs14.3. Summary
15. Working with Cloud-Based Storage
15.1. Measuring the Digital Universe15.1.1. Cloud storage in the Digital Universe15.1.2. Cloud storage definition15.2. Provisioning Cloud Storage15.2.1. Unmanaged cloud storage15.2.2. Managed cloud storage15.2.3. Creating cloud storage systems15.2.4. Virtual storage containers15.3. Exploring Cloud Backup Solutions15.3.1. Backup types15.3.2. Cloud backup features15.3.3. Cloud attached backup15.4. Cloud Storage Interoperability15.4.1. Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI)15.4.2. Open Cloud Computing Interface (OCCI)15.5. Summary
16. Working with Productivity Software
16.1. Using Productivity Applications16.1.1. Characteristics of productivity software16.2. Online Office Systems16.2.1. Acrobat.com16.2.2. Glide Digital16.2.3. Google Docs16.2.4. Microsoft Office Web Apps16.2.5. ThinkFree Office16.2.6. Zoho Office Suite16.3. Summary
17. Using Webmail Services
17.1. Exploring the Cloud Mail Services17.1.1. Google Gmail17.1.2. Mail2Web17.1.3. Windows Live Hotmail17.1.4. Yahoo! Mail17.2. Working with Syndication Services17.2.1. The RSS and Atom Protocols17.2.2. Newsreaders17.2.3. News Aggregators17.3. Summary
18. Communicating with the Cloud
18.1. Exploring Instant Messaging18.1.1. Instant messaging clients18.1.2. Instant messaging interoperability18.1.3. Micro-blogs or Short Message Services18.2. Exploring Collaboration Technologies18.3. Using Social Networks18.3.1. Features18.3.2. List of social networking sites18.3.3. Privacy and security18.3.4. Interaction and interoperability18.4. Summary
19. Using Media and Streaming
19.1. Understanding the Streaming Process19.1.1. Protocols in Use19.1.2. The cloud computing advantages19.2. Audio Streaming19.3. Working with VoIP Applications19.3.1. Skype19.3.2. Google Voice and Google Talk19.4. Video Streaming19.4.1. Television in the cloud19.4.2. Streaming video formats19.4.3. YouTube19.4.3.1. YouTube technologies19.4.3.2. YouTube and the law19.5. Summary
V. Using the Mobile Cloud
20. Working with Mobile Devices
20.1. Defining the Mobile Market20.1.1. Connecting to the cloud20.1.2. Adopting mobile cloud applications20.1.3. Feature phones and the cloud20.2. Using Smartphones with the Cloud20.2.1. Android20.2.2. Apple iPhone20.2.2.1. The App Store20.2.2.2. MobileMe20.2.2.3. iPhone apps hosting services20.2.3. Research In Motion BlackBerry20.2.4. Symbian20.2.5. Windows Mobile20.3. Summary
21. Working with Mobile Web Services
21.1. Understanding Service Types21.1.1. Mobile interoperability21.2. Performing Service Discovery21.2.1. Context-aware services21.2.2. MEMS21.2.3. Location awareness21.2.4. Push services21.2.5. The BlackBerry Push Service21.2.6. The Lemonade Profile21.3. Using SMS21.4. Defining WAP and Other Protocols21.5. Performing Synchronization21.6. Summary

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Part I. Examining the Value Proposition

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Chapter 1 Defining Cloud Computing
Chapter 2 Assessing the Value Proposition
Chapter 3 Understanding Cloud Architecture
Chapter 4 Understanding Services and Applications by Type

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