{"product_id":"the-read-aloud-cloud-an-innocents-guide-to-the-tech-inside-9781119677628","title":"The Read Aloud Cloud: An Innocent's Guide to the Tech Inside","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Forrest Brazeal\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Distributed Systems - Cloud Computing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is \"the cloud\"? Is it here or there? Should it be allowed? Should I even care?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHave you ever imagined the internet as a giant Rube Goldberg machine? Or the fast-evolving cloud computing space as a literal jungle filled with prehistoric beasts? Does a data breach look like a neo-noir nightmare full of turned-up coat collars and rain-soaked alleys? Wouldn't all these vital concepts be easier to understand if they \u003ci\u003elooked \u003c\/i\u003eas interesting as they \u003ci\u003eare?\u003c\/i\u003e And wouldn't they be more memorable if we could explain them in rhyme? Whether you're a kid or an adult, the answer is: YES!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe medicine in this spoonful of sugar is a sneaky-informative tour through the past, present and future of cloud computing, from mainframes to serverless and from the Internet of Things to artificial intelligence. Forrest is a professional explainer whose highly-rated conference talks and viral cartoon graphics have been teaching engineers to cloud for years. He knows that a picture is worth a thousand words. But he has plenty of words, too.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour hotel key, your boarding pass, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe card you swipe to pay for gas, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe smart TV atop the bar, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe entertainment in your car, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour doorbell, toothbrush, thermostat, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe vacuum that attacked your cat, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey all connect the cloud and you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaybe they shouldn't, but they do.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a graduation gift (call it \"Oh the Places You'll Go\" for engineering students), a cubicle conversation starter, or just a delightfully nerdy bedtime story for your kids, \"The Read-Aloud Cloud\" will be the definitive introduction to the technologies that everyone uses and nobody understands. You can even read it silently if you want. But good luck with that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45032036597911,"sku":"9781119677628","price":1515.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781119677628.webp?v=1769207587","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-read-aloud-cloud-an-innocents-guide-to-the-tech-inside-9781119677628","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}