Cloud Infrastructure Book Summaries: Key Ideas from the Top Thinkers

Browse all book summaries in the Cloud Infrastructure category. These summaries deliver fast, focused insights from the most influential Cloud Infrastructure books.

Whether you're a student, professional, or curious learner, our expert-curated summaries help you grasp essential ideas in less time—perfect for deepening your understanding of Cloud Infrastructure.

  • Broadcom-VMware Impact Study

    by Forrester

    Forrester’s market impact study examining how Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware is reshaping enterprise IT priorities, vendor relationships, and long-term infrastructure strategies across sectors.

  • Cloud FinOps

    by J.R. Storment & Mike Fuller

    A comprehensive guide to Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps), offering practical methods to align cloud usage with business goals through accountability, cost transparency, and continuous optimisation.

  • Cloud Strategy and Infrastructure

    by Compiled Insight

    Cloud Strategy and Infrastructure – a comprehensive overview of strategic approaches, architectural principles, and economic considerations in cloud computing and modern infrastructure.

  • Gartner Magic Quadrant for HCI (2024)

    by Gartner

    A transformative synthesis of Gartner’s 2024 HCI Magic Quadrant, integrating analyst insight with independent commentary, post-VMware strategy analysis, real-world deployment contexts, and adjacent perspectives from cloud-native, edge computing, and open infrastructure evolution. This guide reframes the HCI landscape through the lens of resilience, vendor neutrality, and enterprise modernization.

  • IDC Report: The Future of Virtualisation after VMware

    by IDC

    IDC’s forward-looking analysis of enterprise virtualisation in the wake of VMware’s acquisition by Broadcom, highlighting emerging alternatives, migration intent, and infrastructure strategy shifts across global IT organisations.

  • KVM and Open-Source Virtualisation Trends

    by Linux Foundation

    This Linux Foundation research explores the maturity, momentum, and adoption patterns of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and open-source virtualisation platforms, presenting a compelling case for vendor-neutral, scalable infrastructure strategies.

  • Revolutionising IT with Open Source

    by Dirk Slama et al.

    An in-depth examination of how open-source technologies like Linux, Kubernetes, and KVM are transforming enterprise IT, reducing vendor lock-in, and providing scalable, community-driven alternatives to proprietary platforms such as VMware.