Cloud enterprise architecture

Enterprise architecture, the discipline of designing how an organization's systems and processes fit together, is being reshaped by the rapid growth of cloud computing. This book looks at how each core layer of enterprise architecture, including business, information, application, integration, security and technology, changes once cloud services enter the picture, and what those changes mean today and in the years ahead.

The author traces how cloud adoption alters the design, governance, strategy, day-to-day management and long-term upkeep of enterprise architecture. Dedicated chapters cover cloud integration and the composition of cloud services, along with enterprise-scale integration, security, management and governance architectures. The book also considers the enterprise cloud, federated clouds and the proposed InterCloud, a network linking clouds together.

The text offers a broad plan for designing and carrying out cloud-driven change, with guidance on moving traditional applications onto cloud infrastructure and platforms. It is aimed at enterprise architects, cloud application and service architects, and cloud enthusiasts, and will also be useful to cloud center administrators, business executives, managers and analysts who are planning a modernization or migration.