The Economics of Cloud Computing

An Overview For Decision Makers

Nonfiction, Computers, Database Management, Client-Server Computing, Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Information Management
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Author: Bill Williams ISBN: 9780132904162
Publisher: Pearson Education Publication: June 25, 2012
Imprint: Cisco Press Language: English
Author: Bill Williams
ISBN: 9780132904162
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication: June 25, 2012
Imprint: Cisco Press
Language: English

The Economics of Cloud Computing

An Overview for Decision Makers

 

Bill Williams

Foreword by George Reese, author of Cloud Application Architectures

 

The decision-maker’s guide to cloud computing: from making the case to managing the transition

 

This concise book delivers the insight and tools you need to make intelligent decisions about cloud computing and effectively manage the transition to this new paradigm. Bill Williams explains how cloud computing platforms are transforming business IT and helps you fully understand the economies of scale and other benefits associated with “the cloud.”

 

Williams defines and explains cloud computing platforms and technologies, analyzes the costs associated with the IT supply chain, and (using industry standard metrics) creates a process for measuring the value of implementing cloud service models. He presents realistic and up-to-date ROI and NPV calculations comparing cloud strategies with conventional investments in owned/leased hardware. Through additional examples, he addresses costs and savings related to software licensing and disaster recovery/high availability, offering even deeper practical insight into the financial impact of cloud computing.

 

Writing for business leaders and “in-the-trenches” managers, Williams outlines the impact of cloud computing on the IT supply chain by contrasting legacy processes and systems with cloud computing implementations. To simplify deployment, Williams presents easy-to-use tables, a decision-maker checklist, and a comprehensive collection of additional resources for further study.

 

·         Understand today’s leading cloud service and deployment models

·         Identify the major characteristics of cloud computing platforms

·         Use key performance/success indicators to measure IT performance and influence business strategies

·         Quantify the baseline costs of your current IT value chain

·         Use TCO, the payback method, ROI, NPV, and other metrics to justify cloud deployments

·         Calculate the total financial impact of migrating to “the cloud”

·         Place cloud computing in the historical context of technological revolutions

·         Recognize the long-term social and global benefits of cheap and ubiquitous computing

 

This volume is in the Network Business Series offered by Cisco

Press®. Books in this series provide IT executives, decision makers, and networking professionals with pertinent information about today’s most important technologies and business strategies.

 

 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Economics of Cloud Computing

An Overview for Decision Makers

 

Bill Williams

Foreword by George Reese, author of Cloud Application Architectures

 

The decision-maker’s guide to cloud computing: from making the case to managing the transition

 

This concise book delivers the insight and tools you need to make intelligent decisions about cloud computing and effectively manage the transition to this new paradigm. Bill Williams explains how cloud computing platforms are transforming business IT and helps you fully understand the economies of scale and other benefits associated with “the cloud.”

 

Williams defines and explains cloud computing platforms and technologies, analyzes the costs associated with the IT supply chain, and (using industry standard metrics) creates a process for measuring the value of implementing cloud service models. He presents realistic and up-to-date ROI and NPV calculations comparing cloud strategies with conventional investments in owned/leased hardware. Through additional examples, he addresses costs and savings related to software licensing and disaster recovery/high availability, offering even deeper practical insight into the financial impact of cloud computing.

 

Writing for business leaders and “in-the-trenches” managers, Williams outlines the impact of cloud computing on the IT supply chain by contrasting legacy processes and systems with cloud computing implementations. To simplify deployment, Williams presents easy-to-use tables, a decision-maker checklist, and a comprehensive collection of additional resources for further study.

 

·         Understand today’s leading cloud service and deployment models

·         Identify the major characteristics of cloud computing platforms

·         Use key performance/success indicators to measure IT performance and influence business strategies

·         Quantify the baseline costs of your current IT value chain

·         Use TCO, the payback method, ROI, NPV, and other metrics to justify cloud deployments

·         Calculate the total financial impact of migrating to “the cloud”

·         Place cloud computing in the historical context of technological revolutions

·         Recognize the long-term social and global benefits of cheap and ubiquitous computing

 

This volume is in the Network Business Series offered by Cisco

Press®. Books in this series provide IT executives, decision makers, and networking professionals with pertinent information about today’s most important technologies and business strategies.

 

 

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