Migrating Large-Scale Services to the Cloud

This book shares a personal story of moving MSN, a business with 450 million worldwide users into the Cloud. §§Cloud services and mobile devices are enabling new consumption patterns while disrupting businesses and decades of well-established business practices. Strong leaders are needed to leverage the latest technology and seize new opportunities. Following a technique long used in aviation, medicine and other fields, the author provides detailed checklists that will enable you to master cloud services and minimize risk.§§This book works at two levels.§At a fundamental level businesses need to be successful in the cloud if they want to seize new opportunities and transform their business to compete successfully. This book provides a framework for success by identifying the "hidden" work as part of moving to the cloud.§§At a more practical level there is an incredible hunger for simple to follow, "how-to "information on Cloud migration. This book is a reference guide to reduce risk and achieve success without requiring the busy reader to wade through theory.§§What You Will Learn§§·Pre-Release checklist§§·Deployment checklist§·Monitoring and Alerting checklist§§·Incident Mitigation checklist§§ Who This Book is For: § Technology professionals who deploy services in the cloud or are thinking of moving to the cloud. Professionals in the DevOps and Cloud services fields need these skills to succeed in their current jobs or advance their careers.§§§