By: Paul Tepper Fisher
ISBN: 1430227249
February 2010 | 400 pages
Overview
This book is an industry-leading primer on cloud computing: its
background, the purpose it serves, how the cloud can be best utilized,
which platforms offer which features, and how to get started. Cloud
computing is one of today’s most interesting technologies, but remains
a bit mercurial and mysterious. It can mean a lot of different things
to different people. By tracing several real-world scenarios—from the
requirement gathering through the design, coding, and deployment
phases—this book will give you a clear understanding of what it takes
to build and deploy a successful, scalable application that leverages
cloud computing platforms and tools.
About the Author
Paul Tepper Fisher first started working in technology at Johns Hopkins
University, where he spent several years developing a distance learning
application for neuroscience while completing graduate school there. He
has founded two technology startups: SmartPants Media, Inc., a software
development company specializing in interactive multimedia technology;
and dialmercury.com, which develops telephony applications using VOIP
and Java. Currently, Mr. Fisher is manager of technology at Wired.com,
where he leads the software development team for the online publication
of Wired.com, webmonkey.com, and howto.wired.com, using Spring, Grails,
and Java technology.
