COSC-5310

Adv Computer Architecture

Date :
NAME : HARSHITHA GORREPATI
INSTRUCTOR NAME: JIANGJIANG LIU

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 SURVEY ON CLOUD AND DATA CENTER
ARCHITECTURE

Abstract— Today, the research outlines the evolving scenarios associated with cloud computing and
data center architectures. Initial explanations set the further chapters towards virtualization,
containerization, hybrid strategy, multi-cloud, edge, and sustainable green data centers to ensure an
efficient, safe, and scalable infrastructure is being offered for the growing demands of today's
businesses. We consider best practices regarding resource management and network optimization,
including disaster recovery approaches. This survey provides insight into what the future holds for
cloud and data center architecture, and how it is going to impact digital transformation by looking
through the advances of the industry and the up-and-coming emergence of innovations.

Keywords— Cloud Computing, Data Center Architecture, Virtualization, Edge Computing, Hybrid
Cloud

I. INTRODUCTION
Cloud computing and data-centre architectures are radically changing the way in
which businesses store, process, and manage data. Such cloud-based or hybrid
environments are being adopted with the increasing demands for scalable and
cost-effective solutions and are being driven by the need for agility, efficiency,
security, and sustainability.

New-age cloud and data centre architectures encompass virtualization,

containerization, and software-defined networking (SDN) or other technologies to
enhance performance and resource utilization. Additionally, edge computing and
multi-cloud strategies are becoming more prevalent within the industry as
companies attempt to reduce latency and optimize availability. However, further
complexity, such as considerations pertaining to data security, regulatory
compliance, and energy consumption, still feeds into how cloud and data centre
strategies will develop.

The current scenario of cloud and data centre architecture is made clear through
this survey. The forecast for sustained growth in cloud and data centre
architecture explores the main trends, best practices, and new breakthroughs. The

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 purpose of this overview of such developments in the industry is twofold: it will
assist in understanding the digital infrastructure of the future and it will identify
ways businesses can set up that use this technology to operate smartly and build
resilience.

A data centre can be described as a building, installation, or a virtual structure that

includes the servers and storage and networking system with computing
resources. Modern-day data centre architecture that is continuously engineered to
support high-performance computing, cloud services, and large-scale data
processing accesses modularity, efficiency, and automation. Hyperscale data
centre, software-defined infrastructure, and green data centres are the future
drivers in this space. Edge computing is a paradigm which processes information
near to its source- for example, IoT devices, sensors, or remote locations—and
not in the centralized cloud servers.

Therefore, it essentially is said to lower latency, enable real-time data processing,

and boost bandwidth efficiency. It plays an extremely critical role in 5G,
applications that run AI, and industries that expect near-instantaneous insights
into their data, including healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities.

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As cloud computation and data centers design have gained much work, work on
many aspects such as elasticity, security, energy efficiency, future technologies
like Edge Computing have all made conto the modern growth of the

1. Cloud Computing and Virtualization:

Several studies have examined the effect of cloud computing on IT

infrastructure within businesses. In 2010, Armbrust and others presented an
introductory framework to cloud computing wherein, for the first time, they
talked about its benefits such as elasticity, cost-effectiveness, and other
challenges like data security and vendor lock-in. In like manner, Buyan et al.
(2011) offered a cloud computing architecture with an emphasis on
RELATED WORK

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2. Data Center Architecture and Optimization:

Due to the increase in cloud service demand, data center architectures have
evolved. Other studies, such as Barroso et al. (2013), investigated hyperscale
data centers and analyzed various energy-efficient designs. The shift toward
software-defined data centers (SDDC) has been a primary focus such that Kreutz
et al. (2015) explored Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and its contribution
to scalability and automation in modern data centers.

3.Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud Strategies:

Hybrid and multi-cloud strategies are fast becoming the trend for enterprises
looking into hybrid architecture for resource provisioning and gaining in
flexibility and strength regarding security levels. A study by Botta et al. (2016)
shows how hybrid cloud architectures actually improve resource usage and help
in complying with data regulations. Pahl et al. (2017) had also done an extensive
review of multi-cloud deployment models and argue on the point of avoiding
vendor lock-in and increasing resilience.

4.Edge Computing and Future Trends:

With the widening of IoT and the need for real-time processing, Edge computing
has been the talk of the town. Edge Computing, according to Shi et al. (2016), is
anything from combined cloud computing-it reduces latency and enhances real-
time decision-making. Satyanarayana et al. (2017) worked further in how edge
computing supports autonomous systems, AI applications, and 5G networks.

5.Green Data Centers and Sustainability:

Energy consumption in data centers has become a considerably serious issue.

Research on green data center strategies has been launched as a result.
Beloglazov et al. (2012) proposed energy-efficient resource allocation techniques

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in cloud computing while Gao et al. (2019) discussed the effect of AI-driven
cooling techniques to reduce energy waste in data centers.

III. DISTRIBUTED DATA CENTER FRAMEWORK

A. The Overall Work Flow Chart of the Distributed Data Centre is Shown
in Figure:

B.Active + Standby Data Centers:

All of the users business systems are on the main data center (as shown in figure
2 and only released to main data center). Cold standby or warm standby for the
business system is provided by the disaster recovery data center. Overall data
center when primary application data center goes through its failure, then the
data center service is switched as a whole to Disaster Recovery center.

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C. Live datacenters of a business double active:

To solve the problem of multiplex its business servers, Service Double-active is

used which will lower total business server's investment and at a same time
enhance performance. The Business-active resolves the computational
optimization of the two data centres utilized as much as possible. The
deployment form of the service double- active is decided by the external
presentation model of service. Separated by business form, it is separated into
two following way:

 Dual-Active Services (service-active) – for services advertised based on IP

This network entry is single instance, so it is of an active and standby
services.

 Primaries and Active: This is meant for services Primary published based
on domain name. The highest level(double-active), is the primary double-
active for dual-active data center construction which enables us of the
highest degree compute utilization as well as business continuity as well.
So many industries started to re-engineer their business systems and
converted from the traditional IP address based on IP to domain name.

D. Distributed Data Center Deployment Highlights:

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For the application-level disaster recovery data center, choose varying
deployment models depending on the character of the service release. In
whatever deployment mode the selection is, it needs to be evaluated from both
Internet network and service traffic perspectives prior to their deployment. The
concentrated load of data presents technical challenges to the information
system. With the pervasive increase in structured and unstructured data, data
storage has enormous structural variations and extreme heterogeneity.
Individuals are demanding more and more services for information systems, and
the availability needs of most fundamental services are 99.999%. But existing
disaster recovery technologies face many technical challenges like recovery
difficulty, recovery complexity, long recovery duration, and low recovery
efficiency when there is a huge amount of structured data and unstructured data.
For instance, the protection mechanism of data storage is not optimal.

How to introduce logical volume management, storage virtualization

management and multi-link redundancy management among data in order to
ensure data availability and security will be a big issue. It also forms a chain of
issues such as late capacity and performance growth. For overcoming the above
issues, we introduced a distributed active-active data center implemented using
the cloud computing technologies at the cloud computing IaaS and PaaS level.

IV. IMPLEMENTATION WORKFLOW

Step 1: Hybrid Cloud Deployment

Establish a hybrid cloud testbed between OpenStack (private cloud) and AWS
(public cloud). Design a a workload balancer considering the cost, performance
and security of the deployment and selecting the appropriate site for the
workload. Employing multi-cloud orchestration through Kubernetes to allow
seamless and headache-free cloud provider switching.

Step2: Edge Computing for Low-Latency Processing

Insert the edge iterables into iFogSim for near-source time-critical task
execution. Develop an edge-cloud co-existence model whose workload can be
transferred on-the-fly based on the dynamic network condition caused by the
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network congestion and the network performance. Research Internet of Things
(IoT) applications including smart surveillance and real-time vehicular traffic
monitoring.

Step 3: AI-Powered Resource Management

Create a cloud-based AI model which predicts the resources on the basis of

weather and its historical usage data.
The Kubernetes Implementation prescribes scaling algorithms which will allow
the server to scale out by summing up the available resources during requirement
and then scale out from server out (de-stalking) when resources are available.
Leverage the capabilities of Artificial intelligence to monitor network patterns
and alert system users when network threats are detected and possibly when there
is network slowdown or shutdown.

Step 4: Green Data Center Optimization

Develop a mathematical model of energy-efficient, effective, and cost-effective

management with integration of renewable energy on the Green Cloud platform.
We will build the median-power network and deploy the state-of-art natural-
spoof algorithm with machine-based cooling that will manage power from
workload heatmaps. Power API supports energy saving and it can be able to
provide an accurate indication of the CO2 that this saving avoids by allowing
companies to work less.

The system’s effectiveness will be measured using the following metrics:

Metric Evaluation Criteria

Latency Improvement in task execution speed at edge nodes.
Reduction
Cost Reduction in cloud computing costs through intelligent workload
Efficiency placement.
Energy Lower power usage in data centres with green computing strategies.
Consumption
Scalability System’s ability to handle increasing workloads without
performance degradation.
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 Security Effectiveness of anomaly detection and Zero-Trust Security
Performance implementation.

V.APPLICATIONS OF CLOUD AND DATA CENTER

ARCHITECTURE

Cloud and data center architectures are extensively applied across industries owing to their scalability,
efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Some of the notable applications are as
follows:

1. Enterprise IT & Business Solutions

ERP & CRM-based in the cloud (e.g., SAP, Salesforce) for managing business
processes. Remote collaboration tools with Microsoft 365 and Google
Workspace. Big data analytics on cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud,
and Azure.

2. Internet of Things (IoT)

Edge computing minimizes latency in smart cities, smart homes, and industrial
IoT. Cloud storage and processing of sensor data in real-time monitoring
systems.

3. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

AI/ML model training on cloud platforms (e.g., Google AI, AWS Sage Maker).
Real-time AI-powered applications in healthcare, finance, and cybersecurity.

4. Healthcare & Telemedicine

Cloud-based Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for improved patient
management. Remote patient monitoring by IoT devices connected to cloud data
centers. AI-powered medical imaging processing for quicker diagnosis.

5. Media Streaming & Content Delivery

Worldwide streaming by Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify utilizes cloud-based
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Cloud gaming services such as Google
Stadia and NVIDIA GeForce Now.

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6. Financial Services & Banking
Cloud-based fraud detection systems and high-frequency trading
platforms.Secure online banking and digital payment processing (e.g., PayPal,
Stripe).

7. E-Commerce & Retail

Cloud infrastructure for scalable e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and
Shopify. AI-powered recommendation tools with cloud support.

8. Education & E-Learning

Cloud-friendly online educational institutions such as Coursera, Udemy, and
Google Classroom. AI-powered learning systems on individual basis operating in
the cloud.

9. Self-Driving Automobiles & Intelligent Transport

Cloud-enabled Internet of vehicles facilitating real-time information sharing.AI-
powered traffic management and routing optimization systems.

10. Govt. & Military Solutions

Cloud-based secure storage space for sensitive information utilized in
government & defense industries. Disaster recoveries & emergency response
solutions based on cloud computing.

VI. SECURITY THREAT

1. Data encryption, key management: Data encryption and secure key
management provides data confidentiality and integrity. Standards: FIPS
140–2, Valuative.
2. Media protection: Media protection includes protection of entertainment
content like music, movies and software. Compliance Standards: MPAA .
3. Identification, authentication and authorization: Multi-tenancy requires that
consumers share common resources in public domain. Identification of

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 correct resources to authorized users is an important aspect of this security
control. The users should be identified by key management and passwords.
Cloud providers should also provide access controls to users, so that they
can give rights to other authorized users. Compliance models: STIG ,
FedRAMP , Oauth and NIST 800–63. NIST classifies access control as a
separate control supported by SOX and Safe Harbor .
4. Virtualization and resource abstraction: Virtualization introduces issues like
inter virtual machine attacks, hypervisor security etc. Virtual machine setup
should include firewall implementation. This security control is only
supported by CSA. Compliance standards: DMTF-CADF and PCI-DSS.
5. Portability and interoperability: The security standards implemented on
cloud system should enable information sharing amongst the other system.
Compliance standards: DMTF-CADF and OASIS (SAML).
6. Application security: Application security is overall security of the
applications running on the cloud. It includes secured SDLC (software
development lifecycle), authentication and authorization. Compliance
standards: PCI DSS, ISO 27002 , SOX, HIPAA.

7. Security risk assessment and management: Cloud providers should

implement the authorization and risk assessment for utilizing shared
resources. Standards: STIG , IS027002 , FedRAMP.

8. Privacy, electronic discovery and other legal issues: This focuses on

managing the physical location of data and accessing it confidentially. To
achieve this security control, documents, terms of services and privacy
policies should be reviewed. Compliance model: EDRM-PSRRM .

9. Contingency planning: The consumer should go over the provider's

contingency plans and service level agreements and make sure that
provider meets their requirements. Compliance standards: HIPAA , NIST

10. Data centre operations, maintenance: Security controls for data centres
include configuration and personnel background check to allow entry into
secured data centre location, physical privacy of data centre.

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 VII. CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Cloud and data center architecture is confronted by numerous challenges

affecting their scalability, security, and efficiency. Security and privacy is one of
them because cloud environments are exposed to breaches, cyber-attacks, and
compliance risks. Companies have to comply with legislation such as GDPR,
HIPAA, and ISO 27001, which make handling data across boundaries complex.
The other major challenge is excessive energy consumption, as data centers
require a lot of power to carry out computation tasks and cooling, leading to
green concerns. Additionally, performance and latency issues undermine real-
time applications, especially in multi-cloud and edge computing environments,
where seamless data transfer and low-latency computation are essential. The
other major challenge is interoperability and vendor lock-in among cloud
vendors, where migration between platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google
Cloud becomes a challenge.

Big data management and storage scalability are also challenges given that
organizations create huge volumes of data that need to be efficiently backed up,
retrieved, and recovered from disaster. Additionally, edge computing and IoT
integration introduce new risks in the form of security compromise of networked
devices and complexity in synchronizing distributed data. These challenges
highlight the importance of strong cloud architectures, security frameworks, and
innovative solutions to enable sustainable growth in cloud computing. The future
of cloud and data centers will be shaped by AI-driven automation, green
computing, and quantum technologies in the future. Artificial intelligence and
machine learning will play a critical role in predictive maintenance, autonomous
healing, and workload management for hybrid clouds.

Data centers green will implement carbon-neutral designs and power-efficient

cooling technologies to lower their carbon footprint. Furthermore, blockchain
and quantum computing will transform cloud security to provide quantum-
resistant encryption and decentralized identity management to further secure
data. Serverless computing and function-as-a-service (FaaS) will become more
popular, providing worry-free scalability with less overhead of infrastructure

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management. 5G, edge computing, and federated cloud systems will take cloud
efficiency further with less latency and better real-time calculation. Multi-cloud
and hybrid cloud strategies will prevent vendor lock-in and improve workload
placement. Concurrently, autonomous data centers driven by AI and RPA will
provide self-healing and self-aware cloud infrastructure.

VIII. CONCLUSION
According to the survey on cloud and data center architecture, three big drivers
—hybrid cloud adoption, edge computing, AI-driven resource management, and
sustainable data center practices—are rapidly forcing change within cloud
computing. The results point to organizations going toward multi-cloud and
hybrid environments for optimization around cost, scalability, and security. Edge
computing has been mentioned as one of the key parameters that can be used
drastically in reducing latency, especially for apps that require real-time
responses from IoT and 5G networks. Another powerful integration is through
the usage of AI and machine learning—in the management, efficiency, auto-
distribution of workload, enhancing security with predictive threat detection, and
Zero-Trust Security models of cloud resources. Some of the challenges that are
now being faced in this industry include interoperability issues, energy
consumption concerns, and data security risks.

Hence, it becomes a very broad research area in bringing sustainability: AI-based

cooling mechanisms and integration of renewable energy sources in the data
centers will help much in lowering the carbon footprint. Underpinning these
considerations, another imperative in innovation gets stressed by this survey: AI-
driven automation, edge-cloud collaboration, and green computing strategies for
working toward an increasingly efficient, secure, and sustainable cloud
infrastructure. The optimization of these technologies should be addressed by
future research in order to answer the demands of modern digital ecosystems.

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I sincerely thank all researchers, industry experts, and cloud professionals whose
insights contributed to this survey on Cloud and Data Centre Architecture. I also
appreciate the support of academic institutions, cloud providers, and peers for
their valuable guidance and resources.

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