About the Author
Bernard Golden has been named one of the ten most influential persons in cloud computing by Wired.com and is a recognized visionary in the field. He serves as Senior Director, Cloud Computing Enterprise Solutions, for Dell Enstratius, a leading cloud management software company. Before joining Dell Enstratius, Bernard founded and led HyperStratus, a global cloud computing consultancy serving customers like Korea Telecom, BMC, Pepsi, and Unilever.
Bernard also serves as the cloud computing advisor for CIO Magazine; his blog has been named to over a dozen “best of cloud computing” lists and is read by tens of thousands of persons each month. He is a highly regarded speaker, and has keynoted cloud conferences around the world.
Bernard is the author or co-author of three previous books on virtualization and cloud computing: Virtualization For Dummies, 2007 (highest-selling book on the topic ever published), Creating the Infrastructure for Cloud Computing, 2011, Intel Press (co-author), and Cloud Computing: Assessing the Risks, 2012, IT Governance Publishing (co-author).
Dedication
To my family: Alison, Sebastian, and Oliver. You are each inspiring stars to me. Thank you for letting me be part of the Golden constellation.
Acknowledgments
Writing this book has been a real journey. And just like every journey, it’s had exciting parts as well as times of work and toil. Fortunately, I’ve been accompanied on my journey by a group of talented, helpful, and friendly companions. ...
