Skip to Content
Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing, + Website
book

Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing, + Website

by Joe Weinman
September 2012
Intermediate to advanced
391 pages
12h 39m
English
Wiley
Content preview from Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing, + Website

CHAPTER 7

When—and When Not—to Use the Cloud

The cloud is appropriate for many things but not for everything. Here we look at the types of problems or use cases where a cloud approach applies and then consider those cases where the cloud is inappropriate. As with many things regarding the cloud, “it depends” is often the correct answer: Different companies with different strategies at different times may have different perspectives on where and why to use the cloud.

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Is Your Company Ready for Cloud: Choosing the Best Cloud Adoption Strategy for Your Business

Is Your Company Ready for Cloud: Choosing the Best Cloud Adoption Strategy for Your Business

Pamela K. Isom, Kerrie Holley

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781118282885Purchase book