{"product_id":"cloud-as-a-service-enrique-castro-leon-9781484201046","title":"Cloud as a Service: Understanding the Service Innovation Ecosystem","description":"\u003cp\u003eSee how the principles of Service Science govern the dynamics driving the adoption of cloud computing in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloud as Service\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how the evolution of enterprise computing platforms to application-specific cloud platforms (ASCPs) have aligned to business needs. You'll also learn processes for developing and building ASCPs. You'll gain insight into how executives, managers, and technologists are utilizing cloud services, cloud service providers, equipment manufacturers, and software and application vendors participating in cloud supply chains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor business, the appeal of cloud computing must go beyond the notion of convenient, on-demand access of networked pooled access to computing resources. Industry leaders have learned to apply cloud computing to become more nimble, cost effective, and customer engaging as they strive for competitive advantage, regardless of size. These companies define and build cloud platforms customized for their needs rather than using someone else's. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book shows you how to use a holistic, end-to-end view of platform planning, platform development, supply chains and operations to collapse platform development times to a fraction of the original time. You'll see that strategies for selling to the cloud market are essentially incomplete; and that in order to be successful, businesses must become cloud service businesses themselves, incorporating cloud technologies in their engineering, IT, sales and marketing, and delivery processes. \u003c\/p\u003eWhat You'll Learn: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical perspective to provide insight into the dynamics driving cloud evolution today\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eState of the art in IT requirements and cloud solutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe value of User Experience (UX) driven design principles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crucial roles of Service Brokers and Service Assurance Managers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe landscape of emerging cloud services and what they mean to your enterprise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003eService Portals and Enterprise Service Buses\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho This Book Is For: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCIOs, CTOs, data center architects, solution architects and application engineers \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducational institutions building a systems integration curriculum \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelopers who want to understand how their work fits in the cloud ecosystem\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Enrique Castro-Leon,Robert Harmon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484201043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484201046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Enrique Castro-Leon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518637682943,"sku":"9781484201046","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d41a08e4-0e00-4f2e-93e2-d0a30e9214c4.jpg?v=1778735073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cloud-as-a-service-enrique-castro-leon-9781484201046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}