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formulate tangible questions for a specialist to answer, to make decisions,
and propose guidelines for future action to management, IT management,
lawyers and tax consultants.
How to read this book
This book is divided into several sections, each designed for a different
purpose, making the various topics accessible to the reader at different
levels of detail.
1.
Introduction:
A "Trip into the Digital Future" gives the reader an initial insight into why
the Cloud represents a paradigm shift, but one that may not be totally
unfamiliar due to similar developments in other sectors.
A fictitious story: In order to give the reader easy and fast access to the
topic of the "Cloud", the second part of this book offers a contemporary
story, taken from business life, of a company in difficulty. A business
owner facing major changes, needing to react to them and make
decisions, and thus needing the answers to a large number of questions.
2.
Cloud Overview:
Readers with very little time will find a brief summary of all the relevant
topics in less than 30 pages in the "Cloud Overview" chapter.
3.
Cloud Details:
The "Cloud Computing Details" chapter provides detailed answers to all
relevant questions concerning the use of Cloud services. This is followed
by understandably structured chapters which look at the Cloud from the
following perspectives: Technology, security, law, taxes, business,
organization, ecology. This is followed by four hands‐on chapters
designed to help with implementation: choosing a provider, certification
of services for quality assurance reasons, tangible checklists and a
number of case studies.
4.
Cloud Webedition of this book:
Chapters with further details and special issues: Interested readers will
discover additional chapters in the web edition that examine the
individual topics in greater depth. These are to be found at:
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