The next three chapters will discuss the impact of design choices at increasing levels of complexity. These chapters are meant to be used as a step-by-step hands-on guide that will navigate through designs and design choices, yielding real-time insight each step of the way.

This chapter will start with a single-server infrastructure, then we will accelerate into more complex insight and scenarios in Chapter 19, Hands-On Lab – Advanced Cloud Design Insight and Chapter 20, Hands-On Lab 3 – Optimizing Current State (12 Months Later). It is suggested to navigate these example chapters in order, as each one builds on the previous. Complexity with each example grows, adding considerations for applications, application stacking, utilization, and general market and current trends. The examples and exercises in the book will also be accessible via the Burstorm platform, with unlimited use for 30 days.