Preface

What to Expect From this Book

Cloud environments are pervasive and can be expected to host at least a portion of every organization’s future technology landscape. The Basics of Cloud Computing is a guide that will help you navigate the questions that surface when you’re considering or embarking on a cloud initiative. The cloud is no longer available only to large companies or those with big budgets; this cost-saving technological alternative is now available to the masses.

At some point, every organization will have to make a decision as to whether they want to take advantage of the cloud. Regular consumers are having to make decisions about whether to store their pictures, music, and data files on their local system or use some cloud ...

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