Cloud Operations

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about the technology

The benefits of cloud platforms are clear. If properly established and maintained, you can spin up new server resources instantly, rapidly scaling (and descaling) to adjust to market changes, align with your business' strategy, and save cost by using only the resources you need. Left ungoverned, however, cloud adoptions quickly become expensive and unwieldy. To take full advantage of the cloud's boosts to productivity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, you must establish a proper operations plan.

about the book

Cloud Operations teaches you to maximize the potential and minimize the cost of a cloud platform by establishing a well-formed operations plan. It takes core pillars of the cloud like security and networking, and distils them into need-to-know essentials that are easy and pivotal to apply during your cloud adoption. You'll learn to scale cloud operations using a modern PlatformOps framework and avoid the forgotten issues that cause failures or side effects. By following the holistic approach to CloudOps laid out in this book, you'll ensure your organization's cloud is smooth, healthy, and free of expensive errors.

what's inside

• Foundational cloud operations
• Security principles for the cloud
• Cost-by-design approach
• Implementing a multi-cloud strategy
• Scaling cloud operations through PlatformOps
• Exercises to test your knowledge
• Pseudocode examples

about the reader

For developers who know cloud and networking basics.

about the authors

Michele Alessandrini is responsible for Cloud Adoption, DevOps and SRE teams for Yoox Net-A-Porter Group, the world's leading online luxury fashion retailer. He has more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry, including at Amazon Web Services. Mauro Medda is the manager of the DevOps product platform at Emirates Group in Dubai. He is passionate about automation and productivity. James Ward has over 20 years of experience in ICT specializing in networking, infrastructure and security. He has worked internationally across a broad range of sectors including financial services, scientific research, education and defense industries.