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Section III
Cloudware
Since cloud services are resultant of a combination of factors like hardware,
software, networks, services, etc., there is need to coin a new word to identify
this newer category of offerings; hence, the new name cloudware .
Chapter 13 introduces the basics of cloud computing, cloud delivery mod-
els such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, as well as deployment models such as pub-
lic, private, and hybrid clouds. Chapter 14 presents the advantages of cloud
computing solutions. While Chapter 15 describes the various cloud comput-
ing technologies, Chapter 16 deals with the commercially available cloud
computing environments. Chapter 17 describes cloudware development par-
adigms and environments including Google MapReduce and the Hadoop
ecosystem. Chapter 18 presents operations and management issues related
to cloud computing solutions, while Chapter 19 provides an overview of
governance, risks, and compliance issues involved. This sections ends with
Chapter 20 that presents details on how companies can successfully prepare
and transition to cloudware environments.