Economy of Clouds. Matt Mayevsky. Announcement of the edition
28.08.13, 12:17, Msk
In the report published by Citibank, in ten markets of the future which within the next two decades will change the world there was Cloud Computing (CC). According to Gartner consulting firm, in 2016 the total cost of the world market of cloud services will be 131,000,000,000 US dollars. If to the stated above information we add a global trend of data migration, computing power and the software from desktop and mobile devices to Clouds, we can be sure that we already live during an era of Clouds. The Cloud Computing directory is available on TAdviser
Even more often we, even without suspecting about it, we use cloud services, for example, placing photos on Flickr, or collecting music on Deezer, or saving books in iBook, mail in Gmail, or contents of electronic archive in Dropbox the Cloud service of file sharing. All these and similar services are provided to us remote, shared, synchronous access to our data, favourite applications and computing power. Paraphrasing the words of the filmstar Gordon Giko, the most important it not to own, and to have access.
So, if we speak about access... On October 2, 2013 in the market there will be an Economy of Clouds, authorships Matta of Mayevsky, this book is the publication the reference book - the textbook providing... access to a unique resource of knowledge and information on Cloud Computing (CC). This book is one of the most synthetic researches in the market covering the wide and comprehensive concept of Cloud Computing as from the point of view of certain users, and business users. The economy Oblakov analyzes the difficult world of the market of the future in which we participate already now. It is a compass of knowledge and information which helps users to be guided with opportunities of cloud services.The book answers the main questions: why and how to use Cloud Computing? The description of market development of CC, influence of CC on specific industries and sectors, simplification of concepts (for broader perception) a complex system of cloud services, opportunities and risks CC, numerous examples and councils for use, links to suppliers of cloud services, all this testifies to the value of this edition for each reader - the Internet user. Also special attention is deserved by alternative scenarios of the future, a trend, the interesting facts and timeline Cloud Computing (history CC). Richly illustrated Economy Oblakov is read easily and pleasantly.
One of key advantages of the publication is the application under the name "International Atlas of Cloud Services and Tools". The appendix is contained by a unique range of services, the Clouds intended only for readers of Economy. Each reader can take advantage of the unique offer, selecting for himself the best solutions in one international set of cloud offers. The atlas is prepared with the assistance of the innovation suppliers of cloud services.
The economy of Clouds is the book representing multidimensional perspective of Cloud Computing (Cloud Computing): economic, technology and social. The publication explains, than is and for whom it is intended to CC and also as well as why it is worth using cloud solutions. Besides, the book contains the description of evolution of CC, from far yesterday, through deepened today, on far tomorrow. The publication represents the latest and unique views, opinions and news on the market of cloud computing. All this accompanied by very modern graphic design, the book contains tens of infographics, tables, diagrams and drawings thanks to which the publication becomes a rich set of knowledge and a know-how about CC. Separate parts of Economy of Clouds have different profiles, depending on aspects which they represent, including, the popular scientific edition, the textbook and the reference book. The reader will find broad and synthetic knowledge of Cloud Computing and also of their business impact and our everyday life here. The book contains a practical advice on possible use of cloud solutions and also numerous examples of use of CC and the link to real life applications.
The structure of the book includes four chapters:
I. Time of Formation of Clouds,
II. Multidimensional Architecture of Clouds,
III. Physicist Oblakov,
IV. Alternative Scenarios of the Future Economy clouds.
Chapter 1 represents complete introduction to Cloud Computing. The reader enters the World of Clouds through four thresholds of oblakoobrazovatelny factors: political, market, social and technology. Thanks to it, he learns all process of formation of Clouds from the moment of their origin up to now.
The special attention is deserved by market and technology factors. The reader learns about the previous concepts and technologies (including: Utility Computing, Grid Computing, Big Data, etc.), and together with them about economic motives of implementation, application and development of CC. The conclusion of chapter 1 is the overview of the last and most interesting determinations of Cloud Computing and also the description of the most characteristic qualities of CC. The head is enriched with the graphic presentation of history of development CC in the form of Timeline Economies of Clouds.
Chapter 2 is devoted to Multidimensional Architecture Oblakov. Answers questions as the Cloud what its constituent elements, what relations between these elements functions. The multidimensional Architecture Oblakov illustrates all complexity of the cloud market thus which facilitates movement on it. One of the most interesting moments of chapter 2 is the detailed Taxonomy of a System Oblakov including so-called, Fauna of Acronyms of cloud services, Oblakosfera and also Residents Oblakov. At the same time Oblakosfera Oblakov includes complete typology and contrastive analysis, and the description of Residents Oblakov shows a variety of participants Oblakov, beginning from Regulating Authorities, Suppliers Oblakov, Integrators, finishing with different user groups.
While the first two chapters have the nature of the textbook - the popular scientific edition, the richest of all, a chapter 3, has the nature of the practical and useful reference book. Here pluses and minuses of cloud solutions contain. The first paragraph of a chapter 3 illustrates Bridges and Rocks of the cloud offer from the point of view of business users and private users. This detailed analysis of advantages and risks will be very useful to any end user at the different levels of advancement and knowledge of CC. The conclusion of the paragraph is 'weighing' pro-and anti-cloud factors. In turn the second paragraph is the wide description Mechanics Oblakov, i.e. possible applications and connections of cloud offers in sets of solutions. Special attention in a chapter 3 is deserved by Lifestyles in Clouds which are illustrated by methods and motives of use of the cloud offer and also Multieconomy of the cloud enterprise (including: Cooperation economy, Economy of the Distributed Resources, Economy of Expanded Reality, Economy of Applications, Mutatekhnologiya's Economy, and, of course, Economy Oblakov). Especially the last aspect is incredibly interesting because of the complexity and opportunities hidden in CC as from the point of view of the freelancer, or the employee, and the entrepreneur. The publication conducts us through an oblakovpityvayemost of the separate industries and sectors, through process of 'overcast' of the companies, even before formation of new type of the companies designated by an abbreviation of 'C.01'. It is also worth paying attention to the section Utopia of Oblakov pointing to possible applications Oblakov by the government and units of local government. The Road Map and the Compass Oblakov focusing the reader in a broad spectrum of cloud services completes a chapter 3. This section acquaints with Taxonomy of Cloud Services for business and private users, available pricing models and places in which it is possible to purchase cloud services together with their description.
Chapter 4 is devoted to the analysis of trends of CC and also represents generalization of Economy of Clouds in a ten-dimensional scale. Besides, we will find the richest in the market, the overview of trends in the field of Cloud Computing here. End of the head is submission of four alternative scenarios of development of Economy of Clouds, including: S1. Planet of 'Like Clouds', S2. World of Cloud Corporations, S3. Ecosystem of War, Monitoring and Supervision and S4. Monocloud. The section of 'Cloud Fiction' was developed by a method of strategic foresight according to scenarios (strategic foresight).
Oblakov's economy is devoted to business users: to entrepreneurs, heads, managers, specialists and freelancers, i.e. the improvement of the cooperative and individual workflow interested in everything. As well private users, except useful knowledge, will find councils and cloud inspiration for improvement of the organization of everyday life here. The book is written in the living, available language facilitating understanding of difficult aspects CC everything, interested in use of the rich cloud offer and opportunities Mira Oblakov.