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Informationen zum Autor Moe Abdula is a seasoned technology executive, leading the IBM Cloud Garage and IBM Cloud Architecture and Solution Engineering practice. Ingo Averdunk is an IBM Distinguished Engineer responsible for Cloud Service Management and Site Reliability Engineering with IBM Cloud Architectures and Solution Engineering. Roland Barcia is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and CTO for Microservices for IBM Cloud Architectures and Solution Engineering. Kyle Brown is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and the CTO of Cloud Architectures for IBM Cloud Architectures and Solution Engineering. Ndu Emuchay is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and the CTO for Cloud Adoption for IBM Cloud Architectures and Solution Engineering. Klappentext A guide to improving your enterprise with the cloud Cloud is a technology that is fundamentally changing the way businesses work. Even with major growth in cloud solutions, many traditional IT providers are finding it difficult to decide exactly what it means to adopt the cloud ... or even what "cloud" truly means to them. The seemingly limitless number of vendors and solutions makes it even harder to pick the right cloud strategy for their business. The Cloud Adoption Playbook provides a way to sort through the options and make the best cloud decisions. Written by a team of IBM executives, this book defines the cloud, describes a framework for adopting the cloud in businesses large and small, and provides proven approaches for successful cloud adoption. Benefitting from numerous use cases and customer examples, this guide helps you pick the winning plays that will allow your business to take advantage of all the cloud has to offer. Flip through the pages inside to discover: What business drivers are forcing enterprises to the cloud What strategic decisions need to be made in cloud adoption Culture changes you can expect from cloud adoption The architectural decisions driven by the cloud Security requirements for the cloud Handling changes created by emerging technologies A proven methodology for cloud application development Service management and operations in the cloud The role of governance in cloud adoption Zusammenfassung The essential roadmaps for enterprise cloud adoption As cloud technologies continue to challenge the fundamental understanding of how businesses work! smart companies are moving quickly to adapt to a changing set of rules. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xxi Introduction xxiii 1 Business Drivers 1 Addressing Challenges for the Enterprise 1 What Drives a Business to the Cloud? 3 What Do You Gain from Cloud? 5 Implications to the Enterprise 7 Summary 9 2 Framework Overview 11 The Framework 13 Key dimensions of cloud adoption 15 Steps in the adoption journey 16 Ten Key Actions of the Framework 17 1. Involve the right people 17 2. Achieve business and technology alignment 18 3. Take a holistic approach across dimensions 19 4. Assume an outside-in, client-centered approach 20 5. Open the aperture to new possibilities 20 6. Show progress and quick wins 21 7. Collaborate actively 23 8. Balance sustained and disruptive innovation 23 9. Establish success criteria 24 10. Account for a multicloud hybrid model 24 Summary 25 3 Strategy 27 What Does a Cloud Strategy Mean for the CIO? 28 What Do We Really Mean by "Strategy"? 28 Developing a Cloud Strategy 30 What Are the Complete Dimensions of a Cloud Strategy? 31 What Key Considerations Should a Cloud Strategy Address? 34 Service types 35 Deployment models 36 Roles 37 Controls 39 Vendor relationships 41 What Prescriptive Steps Are Required to Develo...
