Dan Reed
Foster and Gannon have written the definitive guide to cloud computing tools and techniques for data analytics, filled with practical tips and working examples.
Endorsement
Cloud computing has changed the corporate world dramatically in a few short years and is now about to play a major role in scientific and engineering applications. This very timely book by Foster and Gannon is both a comprehensive overview and a practical guide to the services offered by the three major public cloud providers, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. It will be an invaluable resource for scientists and engineers in both industry and academia.
Tony Hey, Chief Data Scientist, Science and Technology Facilities, Rutherford Appleton Lab
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This book helps make the cloud computing ecosystem comprehensible for scientist and student alike. Foster and Gannon provide an introduction to concepts, an explanation of systems, clean code examples in Python, and even downloadable Jupyter notebooks. Sign me up!
Simson L. Garfinkel, Cloud Computing Instructor; author of
Architects of the Information SocietyFoster and Gannon have written the definitive guide to cloud computing tools and techniques for data analytics, filled with practical tips and working examples.
Dan Reed, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University of Iowa
Cloud computing has changed the corporate world dramatically in a few short years and is now about to play a major role in scientific and engineering applications. This very timely book by Foster and Gannon is both a comprehensive overview and a practical guide to the services offered by the three major public cloud providers, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. It will be an invaluable resource for scientists and engineers in both industry and academia.
Tony Hey, Chief Data Scientist, Science and Technology Facilities, Rutherford Appleton Lab
Simson L. Garfinkel
This book helps make the cloud computing ecosystem comprehensible for scientist and student alike. Foster and Gannon provide an introduction to concepts, an explanation of systems, clean code examples in Python, and even downloadable Jupyter notebooks. Sign me up!
Tony Hey
Cloud computing has changed the corporate world dramatically in a few short years and is now about to play a major role in scientific and engineering applications. This very timely book by Foster and Gannon is both a comprehensive overview and a practical guide to the services offered by the three major public cloud providers, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. It will be an invaluable resource for scientists and engineers in both industry and academia.