This book will be a guide for managers and others involved in using cloud computing to create business value. It will first start 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 readers understanding of what cloud computing is — the discussion will move to getting business benefits from cloud computing. Lastly, the discussion will focus on examples of cloud computing, public clouds, private clouds and virtualization. The emphasis will be on how these technologies can be used to create business value and how they can be integrated into an organizations business intelligence system. The goal of this book is to help the user make a business case for cloud computing applications — applications that are used to gather/create data, which in turn are used to generate business intelligence. One only needs to pick up a business trade publication or turn on the television to be inundated with cloud computing applications and services, making the proposed book very relevant and timely.
Book Details:
- Author: Michael S. Gendron
- ISBN: 9781118915240
- Year Published: 2014
- Pages: 240
- BISAC: BUS063000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Strategic Planning
About the Book and Topic:
This book will be a guide for managers and others involved in using cloud computing to create business value. It will first start 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 readers understanding of what cloud computing is — the discussion will move to getting business benefits from cloud computing. Lastly, the discussion will focus on examples of cloud computing, public clouds, private clouds and virtualization. The emphasis will be on how these technologies can be used to create business value and how they can be integrated into an organizations business intelligence system. The goal of this book is to help the user make a business case for cloud computing applications — applications that are used to gather/create data, which in turn are used to generate business intelligence. One only needs to pick up a business trade publication or turn on the television to be inundated with cloud computing applications and services, making the proposed book very relevant and timely.
There are many business benefits of cloud computing, and ways to measure those benefits. Like all applications, by their nature, cloud computing environments create business intelligence but must also create concomitant business value. This book will take the stance that all cloud computing installations must be justified based on their ability to create business value and enhance an organizations competitive positioning. It will use cases, business metrics, and other direct methods to assist the reader in analyzing business benefits and create business intelligence using the cloud.
Merger of Two Important Technology Trends. Business intelligence has become a critical area for organizations in managing growing amounts of business data and applying analytics. The cloud remains a cost saving option for companies to outsource some part of the tech infastructure. Where these two meet is the focus of this book. It answers the questions: what is the impact of cloud-based solutions on an organizations business intelligence infastructure and how can this best be managed? Part of Wiley/SAS series. This book will be part of the successful Wiley/SAS series. Global Topic. Cloud and BI are global technology trends so there is an international market for this material.
About the Author
Dr. Michael S. Gendron (New Britain, CT) is a Professor at Central Connecticut State University and consultant on IT strategy. He speaks regularly for the Association of Information Systems, an international professional society with over 4000 partner/members. and at professional and academic conferences globally. He is the author of Business Driven Data Communications (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012) and the upcoming book, Business Intelligence Applied: Implementing an Effective Information and Communication Technology Infastructure (Wiley, October 2012).