A Brief Introduction to Cloud Computing

by Todd Hoff

What is cloud computing? If you don’t know, don’t worry, you’re not alone, most people don’t. We’re going to learn all about cloud computing together.

You might be surprised to learn you’ve probably use cloud computing every day. No way you say?

Do you use Google? Microsoft? Netflix? Facebook? Apple? Instagram? Amazon? Pinterest? Coca-cola?

All of them use cloud computing. Surprised?

I’ve been a programmer and writer for over 30 years. I’ve been in cloud computing since the very start, and I’m here to help you on your journey to understand the cloud. Consider me your tour guide. I’ll be with you every step of the way, but not in a creepy way.

This is a short book on purpose. I don’t want to overwhelm you with technical detail. I go slow and easy, so you can build up an intuition about what cloud computing really is, one idea at a time.

When you finish reading, you’ll understand cloud computing. When you hear someone say some new cool thing uses cloud computing, you’ll understand exactly what they mean. That’s a promise.

How do I deliver on that promise? I use lots and lots of pictures. I use lots and lots of examples.

You’ll learn by seeing and understanding; no matter if you're a complete beginner, someone who knows a little and wants to learn more, or a programmer looking to change their career.

I’m excited. This will be fun. Let’s get started!


102 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2018

Reviews

[Srinivasan Nanduri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brings nothing new to the table compared to Explain cloud as I am 10 from the same author. If you haven’t read the other, this is good for the same reasons

[Tõnu Vahtra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably not the correct audience for this book, seems to be meant for someone without any technology background. Main motivation to pick up the book was to verify if there are any fundamental gaps in my understanding in the Cloud computing domain, seems there is not because there was nothing new for me (except some specfic facts on how Netflix content management works). As the book was written in 2018 then one could also say that it's starting to age, yet there doesn't seem to be any newer widely known foundations book available.

[Alvaro Alcocer Sotil · Rating 4 out of 5]

explora los distintos modelos de servicio, como IaaS, PaaS y SaaS, así como las ventajas de la nube, como la escalabilidad, facilitación de acceso y reducción de costos. También se discuten las preocupaciones en torno a la seguridad y la privacidad de los datos. Este resumen proporciona una base sólida para aquellos que deseen comprender rápidamente el panorama de la computación en la nube y sus aplicaciones.

[Keith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for beginners in simple language

At the start of reading this book, I was looking for a simple book that explained concepts in a simple, lucid manner, but not missing the necessary bits. This book gave mea hold on the concept of the multitude of terms used in cloud computing. Great writing style as well by Todd Hoff.

[Kuldip Jhala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear and simple narration

Great book. Clearly and simply written with easy to understand examples. Even a child can understand from this book. Read the book.

[Ranjit Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

A very good understanding of topic called cloud computing and some pictures were amazing, need more books to get detailing.

[Anitha Soundararajan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read! Amazing writing style by Todd Hoff.

[Sneha Vemula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mostly a repetition of Explain Cloud like I'm 10 book.

[Mark Davison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Career starting

This book might have actually started my career. Read it to research a job I'm looking good to get! Very easy to understand

[Kashish Mehta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and very basics of cloud computing; though lots of repetition from him Netflix book.

[Namrata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise and informative.

Good start for beginners to cloud. The concepts are explained with real life relatable examples that help the reader to understand them better.