WHAT IS

CLOUD
COMPUTING?
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 What is cloud computing?
The term "cloud" is analogical to "Internet". The term
"Cloud Computing" is based on cloud drawings used in Cloud Architecture
the past to represent telephone networks and later to
depict Internet. Cloud computing architecture consists of two
Cloud computing is Internet based computing where virtual components "the front end" and "the back end".
shared servers provide software, infrastructure, platform, The front end of the cloud computing system
devices and other resources and hosting to customers on comprises the client's device (or it may be
a pay-as-you-use basis. All information that a digitized computer network) and some applications are
system has to offer is provided as a service in the cloud needed for accessing the cloud computing system.
computing model. Users can access these services available Back end refers to the cloud itself which may
on the "Internet cloud" without having any previous know- encompass various computer machines, data
how on managing the resources involved. Thus, users can storage systems and servers. Group of these clouds
concentrate more on their core business processes rather make a whole cloud computing system. The whole
than spending time and gaining knowledge on resources system is administered via a central server that is
needed to manage their business processes. also used for monitoring clientís demand and
traffic ensuring smooth functioning of the system.
Cloud computing customers do not own the physical A special type of software called "Middleware" is
infrastructure; rather they rent the usage from a third- used to allow computers that are connected on
party provider. This helps them to avoid huge capital the network to communicate with each other.
investments. They consume resources as a service and Cloud computing systems also must have a copy
pay only for resources that they use. Most cloud computing of all its clientsí data to restore the service which
infrastructures consist of services delivered through shared may arise due to a device breakdown. Making
resources. This increases efficiency as servers are not copy of data is called redundancy and cloud
unnecessarily left idle, which can reduce costs significantly computing service providers provide data
while increasing the speed of application development. redundancy.
Deployment Models Benefits Of Cloud Computing
The benefits of cloud computing for an enterprise
There are four different deployment models of cloud computing: include:

Public Cloud: Public or external cloud is traditional cloud * Reduction in upfront capital expenditure on
computing where resources are dynamically provisioned on a hardware & software deployment. Consumption
fine-grained, self-service basis over the Internet or VPN and or is usually billed on a utility (like phone bills) or
from an off-site third-party provider who bills on a fine-grained subscription (like magazines) model. Users can
basis terminate the contract at any time & are often
covered by Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Community Cloud: If several organizations have similar with financial penalties. This reduces risk and
requirements and seek to share infrastructure to realize the uncertainty and ensures ROI.
benefits of cloud computing, then a community cloud can be
established. This is a more expensive option as compared to * Location independence, so long as there is
public cloud as the costs are spread over fewer users as compared access to the Internet
to a public cloud. However, this option may offer a higher level
* Increased flexibility and market agility - quick
of privacy, security and/or policy compliance.
deployment model of cloud computing increases
Hybrid Cloud: Hybrid Cloud means either two separate clouds the ability to re-provision rapidly as required
joined together (public, private, internal or external) or a
* Allows enterprise to focus on its core business
combination of virtualized cloud server instances used together
with real physical hardware. The most correct definition of the * I n c reas ed co m p et i t i ve ad va nta ge
term "Hybrid Cloud" is probably the use of physical hardware
and virtualized cloud server instances together to provide a * Increased security at a much lesser cost as
single common service. Two clouds that have been joined compared to traditional standalone applications
together are more correctly called a "combined cloud". due to centralization of data & increased
security-focused resources
Private Clouds: Private clouds describe offerings that deploy
cloud computing on private networks. It consists of applications * Easy to maintain as they don't have to be
or virtual machines in a company's own set of hosts. They installed on each user's computer
provide the benefits of utility computing -shared hardware
costs, the ability to recover from failure, and the ability to scale
up or down depending upon demand.
Cloud Computing Market Size
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