Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Credits -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- How to Read This Book -- Icons -- Contacting Us -- Part I: Examining the Value Proposition -- Chapter 1: Defining Cloud Computing -- Defining Cloud Computing -- Cloud Types -- Examining the Characteristics of Cloud Computing -- Assessing the Role of Open Standards -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Assessing the Value Proposition -- Measuring the Cloud's Value -- Avoiding Capital Expenditures -- Computing the Total Cost of Ownership -- Specifying Service Level Agreements -- Defining Licensing Models -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Understanding Cloud Architecture -- Exploring the Cloud Computing Stack -- Connecting to the Cloud -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Understanding Services and Applications by Type -- Defining Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) -- Defining Platform as a Service (PaaS) -- Defining Software as a Service (SaaS) -- Defining Identity as a Service (IDaaS) -- Defining Compliance as a Service (CaaS) -- Summary -- Part II: Using Platforms -- Chapter 5: Understanding Abstraction and Virtualization -- Using Virtualization Technologies -- Load Balancing and Virtualization -- Understanding Hypervisors -- Understanding Machine Imaging -- Porting Applications -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Capacity Planning -- Capacity Planning -- Defining Baseline and Metrics -- Network Capacity -- Scaling -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Exploring Platform as a Service -- Defining Services -- Using PaaS Application Frameworks -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Using Google Web Services -- Exploring Google Applications -- Surveying the Google Application Portfolio -- Exploring the Google Toolkit -- Working with the Google App Engine -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Using Amazon Web Services -- Understanding Amazon Web Services.

Amazon Web Service Components and Services -- Working with the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) -- Working with Amazon Storage Systems -- Understanding Amazon Database Services -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Using Microsoft Cloud Services -- Exploring Microsoft Cloud Services -- Defining the Windows Azure Platform -- Using Windows Live -- Summary -- Part III: Exploring Cloud Infrastructures -- Chapter 11: Managing the Cloud -- Administrating the Clouds -- Cloud Management Products -- Emerging Cloud Management Standards -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Understanding Cloud Security -- Securing the Cloud -- Securing Data -- Establishing Identity and Presence -- Summary -- Part IV: Understanding Services and Applications -- Chapter 13: Understanding Service Oriented Architecture -- Introducing Service Oriented Architecture -- Defining SOA Communications -- Managing and Monitoring SOA -- Relating SOA and Cloud Computing -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Moving Applications to the Cloud -- Applications in the Clouds -- Applications and Cloud APIs -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Working with Cloud-Based Storage -- Measuring the Digital Universe -- Provisioning Cloud Storage -- Exploring Cloud Backup Solutions -- Cloud Storage Interoperability -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Working with Productivity Software -- Using Productivity Applications -- Online Office Systems -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Using Webmail Services -- Exploring the Cloud Mail Services -- Working with Syndication Services -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Communicating with the Cloud -- Exploring Instant Messaging -- Exploring Collaboration Technologies -- Using Social Networks -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Using Media and Streaming -- Understanding the Streaming Process -- Audio Streaming -- Working with VoIP Applications -- Video Streaming -- Summary -- Part V: Using the Mobile Cloud -- Chapter 20: Working with Mobile Devices.

Defining the Mobile Market -- Using Smartphones with the Cloud -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Working with Mobile Web Services -- Understanding Service Types -- Performing Service Discovery -- Using SMS -- Defining WAP and Other Protocols -- Performing Synchronization -- Summary -- Index -- EULA.