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DevOps: A Software Architect's Perspective
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DevOps: A Software Architect's Perspective

by Len Bass, Ingo Weber, Liming Zhu
May 2015
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
10h 29m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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2. The Cloud as a Platform

We’ve redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do. … The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women’s fashion. … We’ll make cloud computing announcements because if orange is the new pink, we’ll make orange blouses. I’m not going to fight this thing.

—Larry Ellison

2.1 Introduction

The standard analogy used to describe the cloud is that of the electric grid. When you want to use electricity, you plug a device into a standard connection and turn it on. You are charged for the electricity you use. In most cases, you can remain ignorant of the mechanisms the various electric companies use to generate and distribute electricity. The exception to this ignorance is ...

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