{"product_id":"delivering-utility-computing-isbn-9780470015766","title":"Delivering Utility Computing","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn how to design and deploy utility computing systems to save costs and improve the value that IT delivers.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe economic downturn that occurred after the .com boom and bust has put the cost of IT in the spotlight.  By following the principles of utility computing, also known as on-demand computing, real-time infrastructure, or adaptive enterprise, businesses can improve the IT services they offer, whilst reducing costs and improving agility.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDelivering Utility Computing\u003c\/i\u003e proposes and documents a methodology for delivering utility computing, and provides detailed advice on its principles and benefits.  The authors describe a complete and step-by-step process for adapting to a utility computing system, based on proven methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelivering Utility Computing:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive description of the utility model, offering guidance on design, deployment and maintenance issues, and a strong section on service level agreements (SLAs).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains in detail how to improve efficiencies and achieve cost reduction in the IT department.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdopts a thorough approach, taking into account current baselines, phasing, task involved, success factors and best practice principles.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a method rooted in theory, yet broad-based and practical, illustrated throughout with examples and real-world case studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis invaluable text provides CIOs, CFOs, system administrators, IT policy makers and professionals looking to develop utility computing practices in their organizations, as well as researchers in computer science, statisticians, engineers, and graduate students, with an in-depth understanding of the concepts and practicalities of utility computing.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eTime and IT March on.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho Should Read This Book and Why?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Figures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Introducing Utility Computing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 What is Utility Computing?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Changing Role of IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Utility Computing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Return on Investment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Why Now?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 It is Not All or Nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Further Implications of Utility Computing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Historical Trends, or ‘Is Utility Computing Really New?’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Back to the Beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Connectivity: The Great Enabler.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 The Web and the Return to Utility Computing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Pay-As-You-Grow Data Processing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Utility Computing and the Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Utility Model in Detail.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Essentials of a Utility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 The Utility Model in Detail (An Analogy).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Should Information Services Be any Different?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Service Level Agreements.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 An Everyday Event.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Defining Services and the Service Level Agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Creating Complex Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Managing Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Sharing Risk with Suppliers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Transformational Modeling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Project Justification and Focus.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Business Drivers and Project Justification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 How to Find Where to Start.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Utility Computing Reference Model.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 The Service Layer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Process Layer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 The Organizational Layer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 A Maturity Model for Utility Computing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Maturity Levels in Detail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Creating a Utility Computing Scorecard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Moving Up the Maturity Model (Generic Tasks).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 A Transformational Approach.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The Prepare Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 The Model Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 The Transform Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 The Operate\/Innovate Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Technology for Utility Computing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Virtualization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Performance Monitoring.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Automation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Chargeback Accounting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Service Level Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Implications of Utility Computing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Cultural Implications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 What to Expect, Getting Ready for Transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Moving From Asset Ownership to Service Level Agreements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Effective Corporate Communications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Developing a Successful Adoption Strategy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Types of Adoption Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Choosing a Partner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 The Comparison to Outsourcing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Security.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Good Targets for Utility Computing Adoption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Brown Field Versus Green Field Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Using IT Consolidation as a Starting Point.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Future Trends.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Standards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Packaged Solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Service-Oriented Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Virtualization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 The End of Applications as we Know Them?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Grid Computing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 The Future: An Object Application Environment?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Afterword: Avoiding the Pitfalls.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Returning to Chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A: Case Studies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 Case Study: Dartmouth College's Campus-Wide Backup Utility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Case Study: Digital TV Co’s Disaster Recovery Utility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 Case Study: Arsenal Digital Solutions’ Information Storage Utility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.4 Case Study: A Telecommunications Server and Application Utility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B: Utility Computing Planning Forms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.1 Baselining.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.2 Baselining 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.3 User Department View.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.4 IT View.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.5 IT Technology Support.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.6 IT Planning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.7 Cost Savings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB.8 Hard Metrics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix C: Initial Utility Computing Reference Model Assessment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.1 Utility Reference Model Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.2 Plotting Your Utility Assessment Results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix D: Stakeholders and Objections.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDr Guy Bunker\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and holds a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Neural Networks from King’s College London.  His current role is Senior Director of Strategic Engineering at VERITAS, managing the Utility Infrastructure Architecture and Futures team. Prior to joining VERITAS 8 years ago, Guy worked for a number of companies including Oracle where he was lead architect for enterprise application development tools. He is an active member of various standards bodies, including the Global Grid Forum and the Grid Market Awareness Council.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarren Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e works at VERITAS as a Global Practice Leader of their Utility Computing Practice, responsible for the service development and strategic consulting delivery for companies such as Sky Television. He has also worked at The Morse Group, a European systems integrator focused on the design and implementation of critical IT systems in the Financial Services, Telco and Media industries. As a technical strategist, he has contact with many of today’s leading edge companies, including Egenera, VMWare, EMC, Platform Computing and Datacore.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLearn how to design and deploy utility computing systems to save costs and improve the value that IT delivers.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe economic downturn that occurred after the .com boom and bust has put the cost of IT in the spotlight.  By following the principles of utility computing, also known as on-demand computing, real-time infrastructure, or adaptive enterprise, businesses can improve the IT services they offer, whilst reducing costs and improving agility.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDelivering Utility Computing\u003c\/i\u003e proposes and documents a methodology for delivering utility computing, and provides detailed advice on its principles and benefits.  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