Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise: A Step ...

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Contents
The Potential Value of the Clouds 28
Cloud Computing Benefits and Drawbacks 28
Benefits 29
Drawbacks 31
When the Cloud Fits 33
Doing Something Different 35
C HAPTER 3 Defining the Clouds for the Enterprise 37
Storage-as-a-Service 39
Database-as-a-Service 41
Information-as-a-Service 43
Process-as-a-Service 48
Application-as-a-Service 51
Platform-as-a-Service 53
Integration-as-a-Service 55
Security-as-a-Service 56
Management/Governance-as-a-Service 57
Testing-as-a-Service 57
Infrastructure-as-a-Service 58
Next Steps 58
C HAPTER 4 Making the Business Case for Clouds 61
Defining the Holistic Value 62
Operational Cost Reduction 62
Preserving Capital 67
Upsizing On Demand 68
Downsizing On Demand 69
Shifting the Risk 69
Risk of Being Dumped 71
Agility and Reuse 72
Value of Leveraging Innovative Technology 74
Making the Business Case 74
It Is All about the Business 79
C HAPTER 5 Working from Your Data to the Clouds 81
Old or New 82
Data First 84