Zikopoulos Paul et al. Cloud without Compromise: Hybrid Cloud for the Enterprise

Paul Zikopoulos, Christopher Bienko, Chris Backer, Chris Konarski, Sai Vennam. — O’Reilly Media, 2021. — 228 p. — ISBN: 978-1-098-10373-6.Many companies claim to have "gone to the cloud," yet returns from their efforts are meager or worse. Why? Because they've defined cloud as a destination, not a capability. Using the cloud as a single-vendor, the one-stop destination is fiction; in practice, today's organizations use a mosaic of capabilities across several vendors. Your cloud strategy needs to follow a hybrid multi-cloud model, one that delivers cloud value at destinations you choose.This practical guide provides business leaders and C-level executives with guidance and insights across a wide range of cloud-related topics, such as distributed cloud, microservices, and other open-source solutions for strengthening operations. You'll apply in-the-field best practices and lessons learned as you define your hybrid cloud strategy and drive your company's transformation strategy.Learn cloud fundamentals and patterns, including basic concepts and history
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