Few individuals are familiar with cloud computing. Despite the hundreds of books and articles produced on the subject, few individuals fully comprehend cloud computing. Occa- sionally, it is crucial to convey knowledge of a subject in such a way that every reader understands the idea. One reason is that the majority of books and articles about cloud computing are written from a highly technical perspective, rather than a user’s. This is a regular occurrence anytime a new technology enters the market, particularly one that is destined to cause a significant paradigm shift. The objective of this book is thus to simplify the complicated concepts surrounding cloud computing so that any reader may take use of it. One could be an investor who wants to learn more about the cloud – based technologies produced by the company you invest in, an entrepreneur who wants to use cloud computing to ramp up your startup in an agile manner, a lawyer or judge working on a case related to cloud computing, a technologist who wants to use cloud computing in a new product or service that you are defin- ing, or a business student who wishes to comprehend the paradigm shift that cloud computing represents. This book will assist the reader understand cloud computing from a user’s perspective, including when to use it and when not to, how to choose a cloud service, and how to integrate it with other cloud services and conventional IT.