Cloud Computing: . 1st Edition

I really enjoyed this book. It is a simple, informative, and up-to-date perspective on the work of Cloud Computing. There are numerous real-world examples and care studies of various IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and IDaaS systems and how they fit into the big picture that is the Cloud. I work in the Cloud Computing industry and was able to apply nearly everything I learned to my job. People at work have asked me where I'm learning his info and I have referred them directly to buy this book (I've never done that before, so that is saying something). Highly Recommended for entry-level to advanced IT workers and students. Jamsa's approach will have you thinking these complex systems are more like simple Lego's that fit together beautifully in no time. The book is concise and a quick read too. Go get it!

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It is a great book to start studying this current issue that isso big right now, the cloud. Just love it

Background: IT professional 30 years. Cloud knowledgeable, but certainly no expert. Bought this book because it appeared to cover all the angles: PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, Virtualization, etc. I was hoping to get new perspectives and perhaps a bit of substance.As you might imagine, I have purchased a ton of technical books over the years. There have been some books that were outstanding, and others that were just OK but had those few nuggets in them that I couldn't find elsewhere. All I can say about this book is that it was a real disappointment. As the description suggests, this book covers all of the buzzwords ... it just failed to provide any substance. There was insufficient background on any topic at a high level to help a cloud novice build a foundation ... too much assumption on the author's part. And given all the assumption, neither was there depth on any topic that someone more informed might hope to find to become more well-versed in the topic.Never have I seen a book that devotes such a high percentage of its content to screen shots from vendors' websites (Amazon, Google, VMware, and the list goes on and on) ... probably 20% of the book. Never have I seen a book "pretend" to be a textbook when it wasn't ("review this website ... discuss. answer these questions.") Then there was the abundance of fluff that was not terribly pertinent to the conversation (a section on "Business Economics 101" ... really?) Finally, never have I seen a publication take so many pages to say so little of substance on the topic at hand. In my opinion, the entire book could have been reduced to one lengthy magazine article and been far more effective.Last point: I have never felt so strongly about a book (good or bad) to want to take the time to write a review like this ... but with a $60+ price tag, I felt obligated to speak up. This one will go to my "give away" pile rather than my reference shelf.

It helped me understand the fundamentals of cloud computing. It is a good book to begin with.

Ordered for a class. great survey of cloud technologies.

I am by no means a cloud expert but this book (especially at this price) provides too little information. It is already out of date and while the book is decently organized according to topic, the actual material in the chapters is a little disorganized (especially past chapter 6). While the book has a companion website with power points and corresponding quizes to go with it some of the quiz questions have the wrong answers listed and there is no way to contact the author to correct it. You would be much better off finding articles in technical journals that discuss the topics of this book than by reading said book. I got this book for a class I was taking and you get the distinct impression that this book was produced just so the publisher could say "look we have a text book on cloud computing." This text is strictly for those who have no idea what cloud computing is and have no desire to simply google the topic. If you want to learn about cloud computing either start goggling SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS or look for a better text book.

This book was required for a class I took and from working within the IT field this books is extremely basic and the case studies are very elementary. I would not recommend this book for anyone serious about cloud computing. Rather as another reviewer stated content is best suited for middle school.