Business intelligence and the cloud : strategic implementation guide

✍ Scribed by Gendron, Michael S

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 242
• Series: Wiley and SAS business series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

How to measure cloud computing options and benefits to impact business intelligence infrastructure This book is a guide for managers and others involved in using cloud computing to create business value. It starts with a discussion of the media hype around cloud computing and attempt to pull together what industry experts are saying in order to create a unified definition. Once this foundation is created-assisting the reader's understanding of what cloud computing is-the discussion moves to getting business benefits from cloud computing. Lastly, the discussion focuses on examples of cloud computing, public clouds, private clouds, and virtualization. Read more...

Abstract:

How to measure cloud computing options and benefits to impact business intelligence infrastructure This book is a guide for managers and others involved in using cloud computing to create business value. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Business Intelligence and the Cloud: Strategic Implementation Guide
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1: The Foundation
Chapter 1: A History of How We Got to Cloud Computing
The Rise of Cloud Computing
Computing Hardware
Networking and HTML
Bandwidth
Computing Platforms
Cloud Computing
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2: Characteristics and Service Models
Introductory Concepts
Layers of Abstraction
Hosted Applications versus Cloud Computing
Corporate LAN-Based versus Cloud-Based Applications
A Cloud Implementation
Defining Cloud Computing. Dimension One: Essential CharacteristicsDimension Two: Service Models
Dimension Three: Deployment Models
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 3: Deployment Models
Important Considerations
Public and Private Clouds
Examples of Cloud Computing
An IaaS Example: Netflix Moves to Amazon Web Services
A PaaS Example: Sopima Moves to Microsoft Azure
A SaaS Example: Dunkin' Donuts Uses Salesforce
Private Clouds in Context
Puma and Eucalyptus: A Private Cloud Solution
Hybrid Clouds
Zynga: A Hybrid Cloud Example
Community Clouds
Conclusion
Notes
Part 2: Cloud Economics. Chapter 4: Strategic Measurement: TCO, ROI, OPEX/CAPEXTotal Cost of Ownership
How TCO Changes in the Cloud
Build versus Buy
Financial Measurements
Capital Expense (CAPEX) versus Operational Expense (OPEX)
Return on Investment (ROI)
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5: Cloud Adoption: Are Your Organization and Its Stakeholders Ready to Adopt Cloud Computing?
Regulatory Influence
The Effects on Your Organization
The Non-IT Staff
The IT Department
The Effects on External Stakeholders
The Need for Increased Technology
Changes in Payment Models-Changing Costs
The Training of Staff. Requests for Increased InnovationConclusion
Notes
Chapter 6: Service Level Agreements
The Traditional or Typical Telecom SLA QOS
Introducing the Cloud SLA
SLA Types
Cloud Use Cases
SLA by Type of Service and Deployment
Anatomy of a Standardized SLA
Negotiating the Cloud SLA
Step 1: Understand Roles and Responsibilities
Step 2: Evaluate Data Policies and Business Policies
Step 3: Understand Service and Deployment Model Differences
Step 4: Identify Critical Performance Objectives
Step 5: Evaluate Security and Privacy Requirements
Step 6: Identify Service Management Requirements. Step 7: Prepare for Service Failure ManagementStep 8: Understand the Disaster Recovery Plan
Step 9: Develop an Effective Management Process
Step 10: Understand the Exit Process
SLA Expectations
Conclusion
Notes
Part 3: Business Intelligence and the Cloud
Chapter 7: Business Intelligence: The Interaction of Business Intelligence and Cloud Computing
BI Strategy
Objectives for a BI Project
The Analytics Cycle
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Data Distribution
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 8: Big Data's Effects on BI Efforts in the Cloud
Defining Big Data
High Volume
High Velocity. High Variety.

✦ Subjects

Information technology -- Management. Cloud computing. Business intelligence. Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.