Cloud computing : concepts, technology, & architecture / Thomas Erl, Zaigham Mahmood and Richardo Puttini

Includes index

1. Introduction -- 2. Case study background -- pt. I. Fundamental cloud computing -- 3. Understanding cloud computing -- Origins and influences -- Basic concepts and terminology -- Goals and benefits -- Risks and challenges -- 4. Fundamental concepts and models -- Roles and boundaries -- Cloud characteristics -- Cloud delivery models -- Cloud deployment models -- 5. Cloud-enabling technology -- Broadband networks and internet architecture -- Data center technology -- Virtualization technology -- Web technology -- Multitenant technology -- Service technology -- 6. Fundamental cloud security -- Basic terms and concepts -- Threat agents -- Cloud security threats -- Additional considerations -- Flawed implementations -- Security policy disparity -- Contracts -- Risk management -- pt. II. Cloud computing mechanisms -- 7. Cloud infrastructure mechanisms -- Logical network perimeter -- Virtual server -- Cloud storage device -- Cloud usage monitor -- Resource replication -- Ready-made environment -- 8. Specialized cloud mechanisms -- Automated scaling listener -- Load balancer -- SLA monitor -- Pay-per-use monitor -- Audit monitor -- Failover system -- Hypervisor -- Resource cluster -- Multi-device broker -- State management database -- 9. Cloud management mechanisms -- Remote administration system -- Resource management system -- SLA management system -- Billing management system -- 10. Cloud security mechanisms -- Encryption -- Hashing -- Digital signature -- Public key infrastructure (PKI) -- Identity and access management (IAM) -- Single sign-on (SSO) -- Cloud-based security groups -- Hardened virtual server images -- pt. III. Cloud computing architecture -- 11. Fundamental cloud architectures -- Workload distribution -- Resource pooling -- Dynamic scalability -- elastic resource capacity -- Service load balancing -- Cloud bursting -- Elastic disk provisioning -- Redundant storage -- 12. Advanced cloud architectures -- Hypervisor clustering -- Load balanced virtual server instances -- Non-disruptive service relocation --Zero downtime -- Cloud balancing -- Resource reservation -- Dynamic failure detection and recovery -- Bare-metal provisioning -- Rapid provisioning -- Storage workload management -- 13. Specialized cloud architectures -- Direct I/O access -- Direct LUN access -- dynamic data normalization -- Elastic network capacity -- Cross-storage device vertical tiering -- Intra-storage device vertical data tiering -- Load balanced virtual switches -- Multipath resource access -- Persistent virtual network configuration -- Redundant physical connection for virtual servers -- Storage maintenance window -- pt. IV. Working with clouds -- 14. Cloud delivery model considerations -- Cloud delivery models : the cloud provider perspective -- Cloud delivery models : the cloud consumer perspective -- 15. Cost metrics and pricing models -- Business cost metrics -- Cloud usage cost metrics -- Cost management considerations -- 16. Service quality metrics and SLAs -- Service quality metrics -- Service availability -- Service reliability -- Service performance -- Service scalability -- Service resiliency -- SLA guidelines -- pt. V. Appendices -- A. Cast study conclusions -- ATN -- DTGOV -- Innovartus -- B. Industry standards organizations -- C. Mapping mechanisms to characteristics -- D. Data center facilities (TIA-942) -- Primary rooms -- Environmental controls -- Infrastructure redundancy summary -- E. Cloud-adapted risk management framework -- Security conservation principle -- The risk management framework -- F. Cloud provisioning contracts -- G. Cloud business case template

"Clouds are distributed technology platforms that leverage sophisticated technology innovations to provide highly scalable and resilient environments that can be remotely utilized by organizations in a multitude of powerful ways. To successfully build upon, integrate with, or even create a cloud environment requires an understanding of its common inner mechanics, architectural layers, and models, as well as an understanding of the business and economic factors that result from the adoption and real-world use of cloud-based services. In Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture, Thomas Erl, one of the world's top-selling IT authors, teams up with cloud computing experts and researchers to break down proven and mature cloud computing technologies and practices into a series of well-defined concepts, models, technology mechanisms, and technology architectures, all from an industry-centric and vendor-neutral point of view. In doing so, the book establishes concrete, academic coverage with a focus on structure, clarity, and well-defined building blocks for mainstream cloud computing platforms and solutions. Subsequent to technology-centric coverage, the book proceeds to establish business-centric models and metrics that allow for the financial assessment of cloud-based IT resources and their comparison to those hosted on traditional IT enterprise premises. Also provided are templates and formulas for calculating SLA-related quality-of-service values and numerous explorations of the SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS delivery models."--Jacket