Many cloud computing initiatives flat-out fail others limp along functioning tolerably
without ever delivering what they promised. AnInsider's Guide to Cloud Computing reveals why
and shows how to do better. Cloud pioneer and long-time CTO David Linthicum explodes the
industry's secrets and presents practical ways to optimize cloud for value and performance.
Linthicum takes a hard look at aggressively marketed technologies such as cloud-based AI
containers no-code serverless computing and multicloud. He illuminates what works what
absolutely does not work and how to manage the difficult cost-complexity tradeoffs presented
by many offerings. You'll learn why some workloads and datasets still don't belong on the cloud
and even discover game changer technology that has actually been undersold . Linthicum's seen
it all: the tricks providers play to make their numbers at customers' expenserealities
whispered about in conference rooms and spilled over drinks at conferencesfacts and techniques
you simply must know to deliver value-optimized solutions. An Insider's Guide to Cloud
Computing is for every technical and business decision-maker responsible for evaluating
planning implementing operating or optimizing cloud systems. It offers exceptional value to
professionals ranging from solution architects to cloud engineers CTOs to enterprise
consultants or those just getting started on their cloud computing journey. What cloud
providers don't tell you about their storage and compute services Cloud-based artificial
intelligence and machine learning: What are you actually paying for? Containers Kubernetes
and cloud-native development: truth versus hype Multicloud: Which approaches actually save you
money? Real-world cloud security: beyond silos black boxes and out-of-control complexity
Cloud computing carbon footprints and sustainability: reality versus fiction The crucial role
of talent: how to identify find and keep the skills you need How cloud computing is
changingand how to prepare for what's coming
