Michael H. Hugos, Derek Hulitzky

Business in the Cloud (eBook, ePUB)

What Every Business Needs to Know About Cloud Computing

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A close look at cloud computing's transformational role in business Covering cloud computing from what the business leader needs to know, this book describes how IT can nimbly ramp up revenue initiatives, positively impact business operations and costs, and how this allows business leaders to shed worry about technology so they can focus on their business. It also reveals the cloud's effect on corporate organization structures, the evolution of traditional IT in the global economy, potential benefits and risks of cloud models and most importantly, how the IT function is being rethought by companies today who are making room for the coming tidal wave that is cloud computing. * Why IT and business thinking must change to capture the full potential of cloud computing * Topics including emerging cloud solutions, data security, service reliability, the new role of IT and new business organization structures * Other titles by Hugos include: Business Agility: Sustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World and Essentials of Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition Practical and timely, this book reveals why it's worth every company's time and effort to exploit cloud computing's potential for their business's survival and success.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470917046
• Artikelnr.: 37300348

Autorenporträt

MICHAEL HUGOS, Principal at the Center for Systems Innovation [c4si], writes, speaks and consults on strategies for IT and business agility and mentors development teams. He spent six years as CIO of a multibillion-dollar distribution cooperative developing a suite of supply chain and business systems, transforming the company's operations and revenue model. He won the CIO 100 Award and Premier 100 Award for his work, and is also author of Essentials of Supply Chain Management and Business Agility. DEREK HULITZKY, Vice President of Content Development at a global technology media company, is a keen industry watcher with an intense focus on how CIOs and companies manage their technology teams and responsibilities. A seasoned technology marketer, he is an accomplished event and panel moderator with a rich background in technology content creation, audience development, and management.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1: The Evolution of Corporate Business
Structures. Example of a New Corporate Organization Structure. Model of a
Responsive Organization. A Cybernetic Economy. Cybernetics is about Control
and Communication. Profit Potential of Self-Adjusting Feedback Loops.
Viable Systems Model: A Framework for Business Agility. A Cloud-Based Model
for Business Organizations. Notes. Chapter 2: The New Economics of
Business. Moving to a Variable Cost Operating Model. Information Technology
Finally Becomes a Utility. Variable Cost IT Operations Enable Business
Agility. A Combination of Technologies Creates Cloud Computing.
Implications of the Transition to Cloud Computing. Notes. Chapter 3: Key
Technologies Used in Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing Defined.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Server Virtualization. Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA). Open Source Software. Web Development and Mashups.
Blending It All Together. Notes. Chapter 4: Data Security and Service
Reliability. Will Your Cloud Service Provider Be Here Next Year? What to
Look for in a Good Service Provider. Elements of Good Data Security Policy.
Cyber Threats and Perimeter Security in Cloud Computing. Encryption: The
Next Frontier of Data Security. Contracts, Service Level Agreements, and
Guarantees. Negotiating Service and Pricing. Performance Penalties and
Restitution Clauses. Notes. Chapter 5: Moving to the Cloud: When and Where.
A Business Strategy Based on Agility. Using the Cloud for Business
Advantage. Business Applications with the Greatest Potential. Cloud Risk
Considerations. Cloud Cost Considerations. Case Study: Selling "Designer
Chocolates". Notes. Chapter 6: The Transition from Managing Technology to
Managing Business Processes. The Fixed Cost of Maintaining Large Data
Centers Is Being Challenged. Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds. Issues to
Consider When Thinking about Private Clouds. The Cloud Is a Platform for
Managing Business Processes. Automate Routine Processes and Focus People on
Handling Exceptions. Four Technologies Enable Responsive Business
Processes. Notes. Chapter 7: The New Role of Information Technology. Is
Traditional IT Irrelevant? A Tumultuous Ride for the Chief Information
Officer. The End of IT as We Know It. Changes in IT and Business Unit
Staffing. Evolution of the Traditional Corporate IT Department. Agile IT
Professionals using Cloud Technology are Embedded in Business. Operating
Units. Cloud Computing Separates Datacenter Operations from System
Development. Do We Need Enterprise Technology Architects, or Business
Architects? Companies Are Investing in New Business Process Design. A
Renewed Focus on Using Technology for Profit and Competitive Advantage.
Notes. Chapter 8: Five Profit Enablers Driving Business to the Cloud.
Harvard Medical School. Golden Gate University. Silicon Valley Education
Foundation. Beachbody.com. Five Profit Enablers Driving Business to the
Cloud ... and Away from Corporate. Data Centers. Note. Chapter 9: Business
Impact of Cloud Computing. New Economic Engines for Growth. Get Ready, Get
Set, Go: Success in a Real-Time Economy. Interconnected, Adaptable, and
Specialized. Collaboration Is Now More Profitable than Control. Necessity
Makes Radical the New Normal. The Recovering Complexaholic. Notes. Chapter
10: Global Implications of the Cloud. Real-Time Global Collaboration.
Serious Games. Cloud-Based Collaboration Enables a New Way of Working: The
Dynamics of Swarming. Real-Time Visibility Could Make Us a Whole Lot
Smarter. New Realities and New Opportunities. Notes. About the Authors.
Index.