Nayan B. Ruparelia is a technical advisor to investment firms. He has over 29 years of experience in IT, of which 10 years was as a CTO at organizations ranging from start-ups to multinationals. He has been awarded a US patent in the Internet of Things and cloud computing.

Series Foreword vii
Preface ix
1 Introduction 1
2 A Historical Perspective 25
3 Types of Cloud Computing 33
4 Cloud Native Foundations 61
5 Microservices and Their Design Patterns 77
6 Cloud Computing: A Paradigm Shift? 101
7 Price Models 117
8 Data 141
9 Security 161
10 Transitioning to the Cloud 183
11 Public Cloud Examples 203
12 Reference Architectures 223
13 Future Outlook 243
Acknowledgments 255
Appendix A: Common Security Terms 257
Glossary 263
Notes 273
Further Reading 277
Index 279