Business in the cloud : what every business needs to know about cloud computing / Michael H. Hugos, Derek Hulitzky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hugos, Michael H.

Contributor:

Hulitzky, Derek, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic commerce.

Cloud computing.

Web services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Wiley, 2011.

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Business in the Cloud: WHAT EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT CLOUD COMPUTING; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Evolution and Future of Corporate Business Structures; Chapter 2: The New Economics of Business; Chapter 3: Key Technologies Used in Cloud Computing; Chapter 4: Data Security and Service Reliability; Chapter 5: Moving to the Cloud: When and Where; Chapter 6: The Transition from Managing Technology to Managing Business Processes; Chapter 7: The New Role of Information Technology; Chapter 8: Five Profit Enablers Driving Business to the Cloud

Chapter 9: The Business Impact of Cloud ComputingChapter 10: Global Implications of the Cloud; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612859892

9780470917046

0470917040

9781119200253

1119200253

9781282859890

1282859897

9780470917022

0470917024

OCLC:

700700455