Windows Azure hybrid cloud / Danny Garber, Jamal Malik, Adam Fazio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garber, Danny.

Malik, Jamal, author.

Fazio, Adam, author.

Series:

Programmer to programmer.

Wrox: Programmer to Programmer

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Windows Azure.

Cloud computing.

Web services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 195 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

An essential resource for implementing and managing a cloud infrastructure in Azure Serving as a critical resource for anyone responsible for strategizing, architecting, implementing or managing a cloud infrastructure, this book helps you understand what is hybrid IT and how it's applicable (and inevitable) in today's world of emerging cloud. The team of authors focus on the Microsoft concept of a private/public cloud, deploying a private cloud fabric, deploying services, and building a private cloud, as well as integrating it with Microsoft's public cloud to create a cross-premise

Contents:

Windows Azure® Hybrid Cloud; Copyright; About the Authors; About the Technical Editor; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction to the Windows Azure Book Series; Introduction to Windows Azure Hybrid Cloud; Who This Book is for; What This Book Covers; How This Book Is Structured; Chapter 1: What Is Hybrid IT?; Chapter 2: Why Is the Hybrid Cloud Important to My Business; Chapter 3: Project Planning; Chapter 4: What You Need to Know About Azure As a Platform; Chapter 5: Private Cloud Components and Services That Help to Build Hybrid Clouds; Chapter 6: Hybrid Options in Windows Azure

Chapter 7: Designing for Resiliency and ScalabilityChapter 8: Optimizing for Performance; Chapter 9: Monitoring and Management for Successful Operations; Chapter 10: Final Hybrid Cloud Considerations; Conventions; Errata; P2P.wrox.com; Chapter1: What Is Hybrid IT?; The Thing They Call the "Cloud"; Cloud Service Models; Infrastructure-as-a-Service - The Leasing Option; Platform-as-a-Service - The Rental Option; Software-as-a-Service - The Public Transportation Option; What Are the Trends That You Should Watch?; Trends towards IaaS; Trends towards SaaS; What Are the Characteristics of a Cloud?

Broad Network AccessResource Pooling; (Rapid) Elasticity; Chargeback (Measured Service); Self-Service; Private Clouds; Hybrid Cloud; Hybrid Cloud Scenarios; Motivation and Issues behind Hybrid Cloud; Summary; Chapter 2: Why Is the Hybrid Cloud Important to My Business?; Everyone Else Is Doing It; Cutting Costs for the Short Term; Outsourcing Data Security Responsibilities; A Case for Hybrid Cloud; Differentiating Yourself from the Competition; Enhancing Strategic Position (Reducing Nonperforming Assets); Easing Mergers and Acquisitions; Summary; Chapter 3: Project Planning

Envisioning and ScopingGathering Business Objectives; Mapping Technical Solutions to Business Objectives (Building Business Requirements); Formulating Technical Requirements; Discovery and Assessment; What Is the Desired End State?; Prioritizing Your Objectives; Building the Solution; Organizational Changes; Deployment Planning; Gaining Executive-Level Sponsorship; Augmenting/Modifying Business Processes; Formulating the Vision and Scope Document; Summary; Chapter 4: What You Need to Know About Windows Azure as a Platform; Execution Models; Websites; Cloud Services; Virtual Machines

Choosing the Right Execution ModelData Management; SQL Database; Storage: Tables, Blobs, and Queues; CDN; Big Data; Messaging and Integration Components; Service Bus; Virtual Network; Traffic Manager; BizTalk Services; Media Services; Mobile Services; Supporting Services; Caching; Identity Management; Software Development Kits; Summary; Chapter 5: Private Cloud Components and Services That Help to Build Hybrid Clouds; The Cloud Management Platform; Self-Service; Service Delivery; Process Orchestration; Management and Operations; Automation; Integrating System Center and Windows Azure

Application Self-Service across Clouds

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 5, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118708934

1118708938

9781118749746

111874974X

OCLC:

865512794