A solid introduction to the practices, plans, and skills required for developing a smart system architecture Information architecture combines IT skills with business skills in order to align the IT structure of an organization with the mission, goals, and objectives of its business. This friendly introduction to IT architecture walks you through the myriad issues and complex decisions that many organizations face when setting up IT systems to work in sync with business procedures. Veteran IT professional and author Kirk Hausman explains the business value behind IT architecture and provides you with an action plan for implementing IT architecture procedures in an organization. You'll explore the many challenges that organizations face as they attempt to use technology to enhance their business's productivity so that you can gain a solid understanding of the elements that are required to plan and create an architecture that meets specific business goals. <ul>
<li>Defines IT architecture as a blend of IT skills and business skills that focuses on business optimization, business architecture, performance management, and organizational structure</li> <li>Uncovers and examines every topic within IT architecture including network, system, data, services, application, and more</li> <li>Addresses the challenges that organizations face when attempting to use information technology to enable profitability and business continuity</li> </ul>
While companies look to technology more than ever to enhance productivity, you should look to IT Architecture For Dummies for guidance in this field.

IT Architecture For Dummies

Computers & Technology

Hausman, Kalani Kirk

Cook, Susan L.

Networking & Cloud Computing

For Dummies

CompTIA-Authorized courseware for the Cloud Essentials Exam (CLO-001) What better way to get up to speed on cloud computing than with this new book in the popular Sybex Essentials series? Cloud Essentials covers the basics of cloud computing and its place in the modern enterprise. Explore public and private clouds; contrast the "as a service" models for PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, or XaaS platforms; plan security; and more. In addition, the book covers the exam objectives for the both the CompTIA Cloud Essentials (Exam CLO-001) exam and the EXIN Cloud Computing Foundation (EX0-116) certification exams and includes suggested exercises and review questions to reinforce your learning. <ul>
<li>Gets you up to speed on the hottest trend in IT--cloud computing</li> <li>Prepares IT professionals and those new to the cloud for and cover all of the CompTIA Cloud Essentials and EXIN Cloud Computing Foundation exam objectives</li> <li>Serves as CompTIA Authorized courseware for the exam</li> <li>Examines various models for cloud computing implementation, including public and private clouds</li> <li>Contrasts "as a service" models for platform (PaaS), software (SaaS), infrastructure (IaaS), and other technologies (XaaS)</li> <li>Identifies strategies for implementation on tight budgets and goes into planning security and service management</li> </ul> Get a through grounding in cloud basics and prepare for your cloud certification exam with Cloud Essentials.

Cloud Essentials: CompTIA Authorized Courseware for Exam CLO-001

Sampaio, Telmo

Certification

Sybex

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