Building A Future Proof Cloud Infrastructure

Building a Future-proof Cloud Infrastructure

Building a Future-Proof Cloud Infrastructure

Prepare for the future of cloud infrastructure: Distributed Services Platforms By moving service modules closer to applications, Distributed Services (DS) Platforms will future-proof cloud architectures—improving performance, responsiveness, observability, and troubleshooting. Network pioneer Silvano Gai demonstrates DS Platforms’ remarkable capabilities and guides you through implementing them in diverse hardware. Focusing on business benefits throughout, Gai shows how to provide essential shared services such as segment routing, NAT, firewall, micro-segmentation, load balancing, SSL/TLS termination, VPNs, RDMA, and storage—including storage compression and encryption. He also compares three leading hardware-based approaches—Sea of Processors, FPGAs, and ASICs—preparing you to evaluate solutions, ask the right questions, and plan strategies for your environment. Understand the business drivers behind DS Platforms, and the value they offer See how modern network design and virtualization create a foundation for DS Platforms Achieve unprecedented scale through domain-specific hardware, standardized functionalities, and granular distribution Compare advantages and disadvantages of each leading hardware approach to DS Platforms Learn how P4 Domain-Specific Language and architecture enable high-performance, low-power ASICs that are data-plane-programmable at runtime Distribute cloud security services, including firewalls, encryption, key management, and VPNs Implement distributed storage and RDMA services in large-scale cloud networks Utilize Distributed Services Cards to offload networking processing from host CPUs Explore the newest DS Platform management architectures Building a Future-Proof Cloud Architecture is for network, cloud, application, and storage engineers, security experts, and every technology professional who wants to succeed with tomorrow’s most advanced service architectures.

Build a Future-Proof Business Model : How to Adapt to Market Shifts and Stay Relevant

Markets are constantly evolving, and businesses that fail to adapt get left behind. This book reveals the key principles of creating a business model that thrives in changing economic conditions. Learn how to identify trends before they happen, pivot your strategy when necessary, and build a resilient business that remains competitive for years to come. By future-proofing your business, you’ll ensure long-term sustainability, reduce risks, and capitalize on emerging opportunities. Whether you're launching a startup or running an established company, this book provides a strategic playbook for staying relevant and successful in a fast-moving world.