"In this book, David Linthicum does that rarest of things: he manages to combine showing why SOA and cloud computing complement one another with a lucid game plan of how a business can take advantage of the synergies between them in concrete ways that will contribute to the bottom line."

Jeremy Geelan
Conference Chair, Cloud Computing Conf & Expo series
Senior Vice President, SYS-CON Media & Events

"David Linthicum has a talent for explaining how technology issues impact business decisions and strategy. Linthicum never gives you just another technical discussion about the latest tech fad. Instead, he explains the technology and the relevant business issues both business and IT audiences need to understand before investing in cloud computing."

Loraine Lawson
Award-winning journalist
Blogger for IT Business Edges

"Cloud computing is a hot topic today in business circles for its potential to transform IT service delivery and galvanize service-oriented architecture. David Linthicum is one of the foremost authorities in the strategic application of technology to business, and this book is required reading for those looking to reap the rewards of cloud computing in the enterprise."

Dion Hinchcliffe
Enterprise Web 2.0 Expert and ZDNet Blogger
President/CTO of Hinchcliffe & Company

"This book cuts through all of the hype and confusion of cloud computing and brings us back to the basics of architecture. Finally, someone wrote a book that is not just about semantics but instead guides us through a methodical approach for delivering solutions in the cloud. I highly recommend this book!"

Mike Kavis
Chief Technology Officer of MDot
Vice President & Director of Social Technologies for CAEAP

"As cloud computing stokes the embers of the SOA hype, practitioners can count on pragmatic and opportunistic advice from Dave Linthicum. Cloud computing brings time-to value to SOA by leveraging other people’s work. In this excellent guide book, Dave shares a step-by-step plan for organizations to determine which of their services, information, and processes are good candidates to reside in, come from, the clouds."

Brenda M. Michelson
Principal, Elemental Links