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Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution
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Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution

How Cloud Computing Is Transforming Business and Why You Can't Afford to Be Left Behind

Charles Babcock
McGraw-Hill, 2010

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative
  • Applicable

Recommendation

If you’re confused about “the cloud,” you’re not alone. The definition of the cloud is a subject of intense debate, even among its inventors. InformationWeek editor-at-large Charles Babcock explains exactly what cloud computing comprises, how it differs from pre-existing technologies and how it’s going to affect the way companies operate. He describes the seemingly limitless potential of cloud computing’s huge, cost-efficient data centers without minimizing the problems facing this emerging platform. A fundamental shift in digital services is taking place. getAbstract recommends this book to anyone curious about the brewing technological storm.

Take-Aways

  • “The cloud” is a new kind of Internet data center with enormous resources.
  • Cloud centers cluster similar models of servers that require less servicing.
  • Companies can utilize the power of the large data clusters at an economical price.

About the Author

Charles Babcock is editor-at-large for InformationWeek.

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