Cloud Application Architectures: Building Applications and Infrastructure in the Cloud

by George Reese

Book Overview

If you're involved in planning IT infrastructure as a network or system architect, system administrator, or developer, this book will help you adapt your skills to work with these highly scalable, highly redundant infrastructure services.

While analysts hotly debate the advantages and risks of cloud computing, IT staff and programmers are left to determine whether and how to put their applications into these virtualized services. Cloud Application...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596156367
• ISBN13: 9780596156367
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

In-depth overview, yet still always keeping the readers attention.

I use, and have been using EC2 in highly distributed and scalable applications that my business now relies on to function. While EC2 has it's drawbacks, it is a great shot at hosted, on-demand, step-up application hosting. I am telling you this book is for anyone interested in diving into this explosive technology that makes life easier, from the entrepreneur start up to the enterprise client. I consider myself well versed in many "cloud" service providers, and this book addresses all concerns with implementations and infrastructures that I had never thought of. From basic questions to unique scenarios that are cloud and implementation specific. George really displays his knowledge and experience throughout this book. It is a must read for anyone diving into any part of this industry. Don't be caught without this book, knowledge, and experience. You will regret it the first time you are putting out an enterprise level fire, that could have been easily avoided. -Brandon