Index

A

AaaS (application-as-a-service)

APIs, 51–52

convenience, 52

cost, 52, 53

definition, 12

Intercloud, 52–53

interoperability, 52–53

office automation, 52

pros and cons, 51–53

providers, 207

Abstraction, 142, 170

Adopting clouds. See also Business case for clouds; Data for clouds; Governance; Processes for clouds; Services for clouds.

basic steps, 81–82. See also specific steps.

evaluating suitability of. See Fitness criteria.

from an existing system, 82–83

from a new system, 82–83

Adopting SOA. See SOA (service-oriented architecture).

Aggregation, testing services, 170–171

Agility

business case for clouds, 72–74

value of, 136–138

Ajax, 191

Application development. See PaaS (platform-as-a-service).

Application interfaces, developing.

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