and align strategy across the enterprise. His focus over the past five years has been observing and documenting top transformational executives at leading organizations around the world. He has built an extensive network of senior IT leaders at companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, Cisco, Siemens, Red Hat, Salesforce.com, Verizon, VMWare and many more. He is the author of "The Transformational CIO" (John Wiley & Sons, 2011). His next book, "The Transformational CIO: On Top of the Cloud," will be published by Wiley in 2012. Hunter Muller is a member of the Executive Committee of the Fairfield/Westchester Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM), and serves as the chapter's Vice President of Programs. This book, the second in a series of business books by IT thought leader Hunter Muller, will be a great resource for executives who need to understand the economics and business value of cloud computing. The book contains all the definitions and details you will need to get a solid grasp of the subject. But the book also includes dozens of first-person stories, told by experienced CIOs, about their cloud implementations. The level of detail is amazing. These people really have skin in the game, and their insights are extremely helpful. It's the first-person stories that make this book truly unique and valuable to the business reader. The book feels like an extended conversation with a roomful of really bright people who actually know what they're talking about! The content is presented in a friendly