Web Based Application

Cloud services, in the form of centralized web-based applications, also appeal

to the IT professional. One instance of an application hosted in the cloud is
cheaper and easier to manage than individual copies of similar software
installed on each user’s desktop PC. Upgrading a cloud app only has to be
done one time, where upgrading traditional software has to be done for each
PC on which that software is installed. Then, of course, we have the promise
of cloud-enabled collaboration, which just can’t be done with traditional desktop apps.
 Why Develop Web-Based Applications?
• They must deliver adequate computing power
and data storage to all users within the
company.
• Must be done, of course, within a set budget.
• to meet peak needs or to add capacity for new
users.

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 Essentials of Creating Web-Based Applications

• Web based application development is not just

the way to save money and time.
• organizing more effective collaboration process
with your colleagues, clients or partners, that makes web based application
development.

• Web based application development includes

database integration, intra- and extranet
applications deployment.

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Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing
Advantages

• Lower-Cost Computers for Users

• Improved Performance
• Lower IT Infrastructure Costs
• Fewer Maintenance Issues
• Lower Software Costs
• Instant Software Updates
• Increased Computing Power
• Unlimited Storage Capacity
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• Increased Data Safety

• Improved Compatibility Between Operating

Systems
• Improved Document Format Compatibility
• Easier Group Collaboration
• Universal Access to Documents
• Latest Version Availability
• Removes the Tether to Specific Devices

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Disadvantages of Cloud Development

• Is it secure?
• if the cloud computing host goes offline.
(Amazon’s EC2 service suffered a massive outage on February 15, 2008 )

• Platform go down and your data disappear

• third-party cloud platform

no other physical backup, that data can be at risk
Pros and Cons
Types of Cloud Service Development

- Iaas
- Paas
- Saas
 What is Software as a Service? (SaaS)

• SaaS is a software delivery methodology that

provides licensed multi-tenant access to
software and its functions remotely as a Web-
based service.

– Usually billed based on usage

– Usually multi tenant environment
– Highly scalable architecture
SaaS Examples
 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

•IaaS is the delivery of technology infrastructure

as an on demand scalable service

• Usually billed based on usage

• Usually multi tenant virtualized environment
• Can be coupled with Managed Services for OS
and application support
IaaS Examples
 Platform as a Service (PaaS)
•PaaS provides all of the facilities required to
support the complete life cycle of building and
delivering web applications and services
entirely from the Internet.

• Typically applications must be developed with a

particular platform in mind
• Multi tenant environments
• Highly scalable multi tier architecture
PaaS Examples
DEVELOPING CLOUD SERVICES
Web Services
• A Web service is a method of communication
between two electronic devices over a network.
• A web service is an application that operates
over a network.
• a web service is an API that can be accessed over
the Internet.
Advantages of web services

• faster (and lower-cost) application

development,
• leaner applications, and
• reduced storage and bandwidth demands.

A good example of web services are the mashups

created by users of the Google Maps API.
 What are Web Services?

• Web services are application components

• Web services communicate using open
protocols
• Web services are self-contained and self-
describing
• Web services can be discovered using UDDI
• Web services can be used by other
applications
• XML is the basis for Web services
 How Does it Work?

• The basic Web services platform is XML + HTTP.

The HTTP protocol is the most used Internet protocol.

• Web services platform elements:
• SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
• UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration)
• WSDL (Web Services Description Language)
The General Process of Engaging a Web Service
• 1) the requester and provider entities become known to each
other (or at least one becomes know to the other)

• (2) the requester and provider entities somehow agree on the

service description and semantics that will govern the
interaction between the requester and provider agents

• (3) the service description and semantics are realized by the

requester and provider agents

• 4) the requester and provider agents exchange messages, thus

performing some task on behalf of the requester and provider
entities
 Interoperability has Highest Priority
• When all major platforms could access the
Web using Web browsers, different platforms
could interact. For these platforms to work
together, Web-applications were developed.
• Web-applications are simple applications that
run on the web. These are built around the
Web browser standards and can be used by
any browser on any platform.
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 Web Services take Web-applications to the Next Level

• By using Web services, your application can publish

its function or message to the rest of the world.
• Web services use XML to code and to decode data,
and SOAP to transport it (using open protocols).
• With Web services, your accounting department's
Win 2k server's billing system can connect with your
IT supplier's UNIX server.
 Web Services have Two Types of Uses

• Reusable application-components.
• There are things applications need very often. So why make these
over and over again?
• Web services can offer application-components like: currency
conversion, weather reports, or even language translation as services.
• Connect existing software.
• Web services can help to solve the interoperability problem by giving
different applications a way to link their data.
• With Web services you can exchange data between different
applications and different platforms.
 What is SOAP?

• SOAP is an XML-based protocol to let applications exchange information over

HTTP.
• Or more simple: SOAP is a protocol for accessing a Web Service.
• SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol
• SOAP is a communication protocol
• SOAP is a format for sending messages
• SOAP is designed to communicate via Internet
• SOAP is platform independent
• SOAP is language independent
• SOAP is based on XML
• SOAP is simple and extensible
• SOAP allows you to get around firewalls
• SOAP is a W3C standard
 What is WSDL?

• WSDL is an XML-based language for locating

and describing Web services.
• WSDL stands for Web Services Description
Language
• WSDL is based on XML
• WSDL is used to describe Web services
• WSDL is used to locate Web services
• WSDL is a W3C standard
 What is UDDI?

• UDDI is a directory service where companies can register

and search for Web services.
• UDDI stands for Universal Description, Discovery and
Integration
• UDDI is a directory for storing information about web
services
• UDDI is a directory of web service interfaces described
by WSDL
• UDDI communicates via SOAP
• UDDI is built into the Microsoft .NET platform
 On Demand Computing

• On-demand computing is also known as utility

computing.
• On-demand (OD) computing is an increasingly
popular enterprise model in which computing
resources are made available to the user as
needed. The resources may be maintained
within the user's enterprise, or made available
by a service provider.
• Companies offering on-demand computing and storage
today include Amazon, IBM, Sun, and others.
• company operates on a pay-as-you-go plan with a cloud
services provider.
• Previous - On -demand computing was provided from a
single server via some sort of time-sharing
arrangement.
• Today -the service is based on large grids of computers
operating as a single cloud.

• On-demand computing itself is not a new concept, but

has acquired new life thanks to cloud computing.
 Discovering Cloud Services
Development Services and Tools
 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)

• Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that

provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make
web-scale computing easier for developers.

Amazon EC2’s simple web service interface allows you to obtain and
configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete
control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon’s proven
computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain
and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale
capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change.
Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay
only for capacity that you actually use. Amazon EC2 provides developers
the tools to build failure resilient applications and isolate themselves from
common failure scenarios.
 Amazon EC2 Functionality
• Amazon EC2 presents a true virtual computing environment, allowing you to use
web service interfaces to launch instances with a variety of operating systems,
load them with your custom application environment, manage your network’s
access permissions, and run your image using as many or few systems as you
desire.
To use Amazon EC2, you simply:
• Select a pre-configured, templated image to get up and running immediately. Or
create an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) containing your applications, libraries,
data, and associated configuration settings.
• Configure security and network access on your Amazon EC2 instance.
• Choose which instance type(s) and operating system you want, then start,
terminate, and monitor as many instances of your AMI as needed, using the
web service APIs or the variety of management tools provided.
• Determine whether you want to run in multiple locations, utilize static IP
endpoints, or attach persistent block storage to your instances.
• Pay only for the resources that you actually consume, like instance-hours or data
transfer.
Service Highlights

• Elastic
• Completely Controlled
• Flexible
• Designed for use with other Amazon Web
Services
• Reliable
• Secure 
• Inexpensive
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 Google App Engine
• developers to build their own web
applications utilizing the same infrastructure.
• integrated application environment.
• easy to build, easy to maintain, and easy to
scale.
• Google offers a robust cloud development
environment.
– Dynamic web serving
– Full support for all common web technologies
– Persistent storage with queries, sorting, and
transactions
– Automatic scaling and load balancing
– APIs for authenticating users and sending email using
Google Accounts