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Essentials of cloud computing : a holistic perspective
Surianarayanan C., Chelliah P., Springer International Publishing, New York, NY, 2019. 309 pp. Type: Book (978-3-030131-33-3)
Date Reviewed: Oct 6 2020

Why do we need cloud computing? What are the core components of cloud computing architecture and its technological foundations? What is the impact of virtualization and multitenancy on cloud security? What is the best way to migrate to cloud computing? What are the available tools for managing clouds? What is cloud service brokerage? How does cloud orchestration help in a multicloud environment? How can the cloud help with disaster recovery (DR)? If any of these questions cross your mind when considering digital transformation initiatives for your business, this book’s comprehensive overview of the essentials of cloud computing, with well-explained answers to these questions and many related ones, can help.

Authored by an academician in the computer science (CS) field and a senior cloud architect with a rich industry and research background, the book is written in a very concise and reader-friendly manner for a wide audience, including graduate students, cloud architects, cloud tools developers, research scholars, CS faculty, and information executives of organizations migrating to the cloud.

Spanning 12 chapters, the book starts with “the fundamental and foundational aspects of cloud computing”--including its limitations and key reasons for migration--“and then proceeds with the various cloud service and deployment models.” Separate chapters cover popular cloud realization technologies, cloud networking, storage, and security aspects. Further, the important tenets of cloud migration, monitoring, management, orchestration, and brokerage are covered. Lastly, the cloud’s DR capability is explained.

The laudable structure of each chapter--starting with learning objectives, motivational questions, a preface, a short chapter summary, exercises, and specific chapter-associated references--maintains the reader’s interest. Other noteworthy features of each chapter are excellent diagrams and underlined emphasis on important content. (Though I personally feel that for better readability, the underlined content need not also be italicized.) A short foreword, a preface, acknowledgements, a table of contents, and a short profile of the authors precede the chapters; an appropriate subject index follows.

To remain competitive and up-to-date, business organizations must leverage and implement relevant digital transformation initiatives like artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, blockchain, and a cloud computing environment. This concisely written, well-structured, and reader-friendly book is a good resource and reference guide on cloud computing.

Reviewer:  C.S. Arora Review #: CR147076 (2103-0050)
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