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The Role of IT in the Company
IT is one of the key success factors for companies in the digital age. In this chapter, the drivers and influencing factors for an IT organization are presented, and the new role of IT in a digital world is al...
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
This chapter first examines the AWS global infrastructure, which includes availability zones, regions, edge locations, and regional edge caches. It supports over 200 services in numerous categories. Even thoug...
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Cloud Certifications
AWS, Azure, and GCP validate knowledge and correct application of their cloud platforms and services. This chapter guides you through the certification paths offered by AWS, Azure, and GCP, progressing from be...
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Leadership Principles for CIOs and IT Managers
Four factors form the foundation of successful management of an IT organization. These include a focus on results, knowledge of the special challenges of managing specialists, concentration on the essentials, ...
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Cloud Platform
The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) global infrastructure is presented in this chapter. Google’s global infrastructure presently includes 35 regions that support over 100 services with more of each being planned. ...
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Agility and Dynamism Need a New Form of Leadership
What are the special features of leadership in times of agility and dynamism? What does this mean for the CIO, and what development steps can and must he take in order to lead successfully in a dynamic and agi...
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Leadership and Team Building: The Five Phases According to Tuckman
Develo** a team is one of the essential tasks of the CIO. Tuckman has found that such team development always follows similar patterns and procedures. This is a great help for IT managers to consciously and ...
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Summary
Not only the technological perspective of IT but more and more the human side of IT is coming into focus. IT drives change and must be able to handle great dynamics. This places high demands on the management ...
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Cloud Computing Concepts
This chapter examines the fundamentals of cloud computing and its applications. Beginning with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definition of cloud computing, it covers the five essent...
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IT Organizations in Particular
IT in particular, as the driver of the knowledge age in companies, plays a virtually predestined role in sha** an organization in times of high dynamics with global markets. This chapter therefore takes a cl...
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Numbering Systems and Subnetting
Machines communicate using digital bits or “ones” and “zeros.” Of course, people do not naturally communicate that way. Therefore, to more easily understand what the machines say, various number systems are used.
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Microsoft Azure Lab
The chapter instructs how to develop and manage cloud resources using the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. You will follow step-by-step instructions along with snapshots to complete the lab. The lab begins with...
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The Process Organization of IT: Which IT Processes and Structures Does a Modern and Lean IT Organization of the Future Need?
In the context of the process organization of an IT, the question is “What is to be done when and in what order?”. It is about the internal processes in IT, i.e., the IT processes.
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Well-Architected Framework
This chapter presents guidelines for creating an AWS cloud infrastructure called the Well-Architected Framework (WAF). The WAF provides recommendations to AWS clients and partners for develo** secure, high-p...
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Comparing AWS, Azure, and GCP
The top three providers that dominate the global cloud market are Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Because of the long lists of services they offer, it may appear that each can ...
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Quo Vadis CIO? – The Role of the CIO in Times of Digital Transformation
When IT takes on a new and increasingly important role in the company, this naturally has an impact on the role of the CIO! In addition to the description and definition of CIO role models, this chapter is pri...
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Microsoft Azure
Azure is the Microsoft cloud computing platform that offers over 200 services to consumers in 140 countries across a global fiber optic network. The result is an interconnected system of Azure Data Centers, Ge...
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Cloud Industry Trends
Cloud technology will continue to evolve at a rapid pace. This chapter evaluates major trends driving the future of the cloud industry. In cloud services management, for example, managed, unmanaged, and server...
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Meaning and Purpose as a Management and Control Instrument
What is the top priority for the successful management of an IT organization? The CIO must be able to convey meaning and purpose. A goal and a clear vision for IT help to achieve this. This chapter describes h...
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Lab
This chapter contains step-by-step instructions with snapshots of an AWS three-tier web architecture lab utilizing the Free Tier service provided by AWS. You will create and configure an AWS VPC with public an...
