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Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions

By : Kevin L. Jackson, Goessling
Book Image

Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions

By: Kevin L. Jackson, Goessling

Overview of this book

Cloud adoption is a core component of digital transformation. Scaling the IT environment, making it resilient, and reducing costs are what organizations want. Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions presents and explains critical cloud solution design considerations and technology decisions required to be made for deploying the right cloud service and deployment models, based on your business and technology service requirements. This book starts with the fundamentals of cloud computing and its architectural concepts. It then walks you through cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS), deployment models (public, private, community, and hybrid) and implementation options (enterprise, MSP, and CSP) to explain and describe the key considerations and challenges organizations face during cloud migration. Later, this book delves into how to leverage DevOps, Cloud-Native, and serverless architectures in your cloud environment and presents industry best practices for scaling your cloud environment. Finally, this book addresses in depth how to manage essential cloud technology service components, such as data storage, security controls, and disaster recovery. By the end of this book, you will have mastered all the design considerations and operational trades required to adopt cloud services, no matter which cloud service provider you choose.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Prologue
18
Hands-On Lab 1 – Basic Cloud Design (Single Server)
20
Hands-On Lab 3 – Optimizing Current State (12 Months Later)
21
Cloud Architecture – Lessons Learned
22
Epilogue

Foundation for design – the plans

There are no pre-built plans. Architects and designers are the ones tasked with developing the plans. Buildings cannot be built without a set of plans. The perimeter boundaries are surveyed. The site plan is created. The dimensions of the building are laid out. All of this is establishing scope and size for the architect or designer, who must stay within those confines. Anything outside of those boundaries will be unacceptable and labeled as poor design.

Cloud architecture and design operate in much the same way. We must establish a set of boundaries to work within. We must identify what is acceptable and what is not. All of our questionings must lead us toward a clear understanding of what leads to success and what leads to failure. It is just like building a house; if I put in a five-car garage, but I don't have room for a kitchen...