Successful Management of Cloud Computing and DevOps

The rapid pace of technology often catches organizations unprepared and unable to take advantage of every leading-edge benefit. Cloud technology allows forward-thinking companies to launch products and services rapidly, control costs, streamline processes, and mitigate risks-when done correctly. Thi...

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Main Authors Jarvis, Alka, Johnson, Jose, Ananad, Prakash
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published La Vergne ASQ Quality Press 2022
Subjects
Cloud computing
Computer software-Development
Database management
Software engineering
Web services
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Title page -- CIP data -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Part I: Process -- Chapter 1: Business Models -- Core Process Digitization Model -- Planning for Digitization -- Agile Business Model -- Lean Model -- Lean Software Development (LSD) -- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) -- Imperative Business Strategies -- Chapter 2: Data Center -- Traditional Data Centers -- What Is a Data Center? -- The Role of a Data Center -- What Goes into a Data Center? -- On-Site Data Center -- Choosing a Site for the Data Center -- The Benefits and Limitations of a Traditional Data Center -- Chapter 3: Overview of the Cloud -- Origins of Cloud Computing -- Characteristics of Cloud Computing -- Cloud Computing-the Benefits and Customer Expectations -- Types of Cloud Computing -- When Should Cloud Computing Be Used? -- CapEx or OpEx? -- Cloud Strategy -- Cloud Sourcing and Procurement -- TCO for Cloud Computing -- Common Cloud Misconceptions -- State of the Cloud -- Part II: Technology -- Chapter 4: Cloud Operations -- How Does the Cloud Work? -- ITOps, DevOps, SRE, and the Cloud -- Organization Structure and the Cloud -- Why Manage the Cloud? -- Introduction to Cloud Management -- Cloud Usage and Cost Management -- Cloud Migration -- Cloud Security -- Cloud Marketplaces -- Chapter 5: Cloud Metrics and Monitoring -- Metrics -- Cloud versus On-Prem-When, What, and Where to Monitor -- Common Monitoring Framework -- Cloud Service Metrics -- Cloud Security and Security Metrics -- Finance Metrics -- Commonly Used Business Valuation Metrics -- Metrics Relevant to the Database -- Cloud Monitoring -- Cloud Monitoring Solutions -- Splunk -- Chapter 6: Optimized DevOps -- Monolithic Applications -- The Process Layer-Waterfall, Agile, and CI/CD -- How Does the Cloud Enable Us to Transform DevOps? -- The New Application Architecture
  • Automated Cloud Deployment and Building Blocks -- Application Deployment Frequency -- Deployment Strategies -- Part III: Commercial Attributes -- Chapter 7: Conventional Cloud Services -- Cloud Computer Services -- Cloud Storage -- Cloud Database Service -- AI/ML, Blockchain, IoT, and the Cloud -- TaaS - Test as a Service -- Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Backup-Cloud Options -- Backup -- Chapter 8: Cloud and Quality Management -- Essential Characteristics of Cloud Quality -- Cloud Quality Management -- Automated End-to-End Tests in Production -- Alerting -- Cloud Standards -- Cloud Quality Assessment Models -- Chapter 9: Cloud Practitioner Best Practices -- Summary of Cloud DevSecOps -- Common Challenges of Cloud DevOps -- A Cloud and DevOps Checklist -- Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud-Choice or Necessity? -- Suggestions for Advancement of the Cloud -- AI/ML -- The Future of Cloud Computing: The Next Journey -- Index