Cloud computing has contributed to substantially advancing the state of the art in technology. These advancements have simplified several software architecture and practices, but at the same time, it has also complicated them.

For cloud architecture to be successful, you must take into account resilience to faults, resilience to attack, scalability and maintainability. There are key practices that make those objectives possible.

This ebook looks at possible cloud architecture issues and can serve as a guide to selecting the right infrastructure, software, and data architecture to ensure success. A system checklist is also included to guarantee that your cloud architecture leverages best practices.