Cloud Data Centers and Cost Modeling: A Complete Guide To Planning, Designing and Building a Cloud Data Center

Cloud Data Centers and Cost Modeling establishes a framework for strategic decision-makers to facilitate the development of cloud data centers. Just as building a house requires a clear understanding of the blueprints, architecture, and costs of the project; building a cloud-based data center requires similar knowledge. The authors take a theoretical and practical approach, starting with the key questions to help uncover needs and clarify project scope. They then demonstrate probability tools to test and support decisions, and provide processes that resolve key issues. After laying a foundation of cloud concepts and definitions, the book addresses data center creation, infrastructure development, cost modeling, and simulations in decision-making, each part building on the previous. In this way the authors bridge technology, management, and infrastructure as a service, in one complete guide to data centers that facilitates educated decision making.

Explains how to balance cloud computing functionality with data center efficiencyCovers key requirements for power management, cooling, server planning, virtualization, and storage managementDescribes advanced methods for modeling cloud computing cost including Real Option Theory and Monte Carlo SimulationsBlends theoretical and practical discussions with insights for developers, consultants, and analysts considering data center development

Part I: Foundation 1. Introduction 2. Understanding Business Needs 3. Common Challenges of Framing Business Problems

Part II: Data Centers 4. Data Center Facility Planning, Site Selection and Space 5. Power Management 6. Cooling Strategies 7. Physical Security

Part III: Infrastructure 8. Servers 9. Storage 10. Network 11. Virtualization 12. Service Orchestration

Part IV: Cost Modeling 13. Model Frameworks 14. Leveraging Resources

Part V: Strategic Decision Making 15. Monte Carlo Simulation 16. Real Option Theory 17. The Art of Critical Decision Making for Cloud Computing Investments 18. Market-Oriented Cloud Computing