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Cloud computing refers to storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of local hard drives, utilizing services like servers and storage. It has essential characteristics such as on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. The document also outlines different cloud service models: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), while noting that cloud computing is maturing but still presents unresolved issues.

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Cloud computing refers to storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of local hard drives, utilizing services like servers and storage. It has essential characteristics such as on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. The document also outlines different cloud service models: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), while noting that cloud computing is maturing but still presents unresolved issues.

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Cloud Computing

What is cloud computing?

• In the simplest terms, cloud computing means storing and


accessing data and programs over the internet instead of your
computer's hard drive.

• In cloud computing, the word cloud is used as a metaphor for


"the Internet," so the phrase cloud computing means "a type of
Internet-based computing," where different services — such as
servers, storage and applications — are delivered to the
computers and devices through the Internet.
What is cloud computing?
Essential Characteristics of Cloud
Computing
• On-demand self-service. A consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such as
server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction
with each service provider.

• Broad network access. Capabilities are available over the network and accessed through
standard mechanisms that promote use by heterogeneous thin or thick client platforms (e.g.,
mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and workstations).

• Resource pooling. The provider's computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers
using a multi-tenant model, with different physical and virtual resources dynamically assigned
and reassigned according to consumer demand.

• Rapid elasticity. Capabilities can be elastically provisioned and released, in some cases
automatically, to scale rapidly outward and inward commensurate with demand. To the
consumer, the capabilities available for provisioning often appear unlimited and can be
appropriated in any quantity at any time.

• Measured service. Cloud systems automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging
a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service (e.g.,
storage, processing, bandwidth, and active user accounts). Resource usage can be monitored,
controlled, and reported, providing transparency for both the provider and consumer of the
Characteristics of the Cloud Computing
Architecture of the Cloud

1. Physical layer: storage, servers


2. Operating system layer: virtual machine, operating system
3. Grid Middleware Layer: It is the layer how multiple number of
computers are inter-connected together and work together.
4. Cloud Middleware Layer: How data are transferred between
cloud and user devices
5. Application Layer: User interface, application required to
access the cloud.
Cloud Services
Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Cloud application services or “Software as a Service” (SaaS) are


probably the most popular form of cloud computing and are
easy to use.
• SaaS uses the Web to deliver applications that are managed by
a third-party vendor and whose interface is accessed on the
clients’ side. Most SaaS applications can be run directly from a
Web browser, without any downloads or installations required.
SaaS eliminates the need to install and run applications on
individual computers.
Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• The most complex of the three, cloud platform services or


“Platform as a Service” (PaaS) deliver computational resources
through a platform.
• What developers gain with PaaS is a framework they can build
upon to develop or customize applications. PaaS makes the
development, testing, and deployment of applications quick,
simple, and cost-effective, eliminating the need to buy the
underlying layers of hardware and software.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

• Cloud infrastructure services, known as “Infrastructure as a


Service” (IaaS), deliver computer infrastructure (such as a
platform virtualization environment), storage, and networking.
• Instead of having to purchase software, servers, or network
equipment, users can buy these as a fully outsourced service
that is usually billed according to the amount of resources
consumed. Basically, in exchange for a rental fee, a third party
allows you to install a virtual server on their IT infrastructure.
Use of the Cloud Services
Cloud Service Providers
Issues with Cloud Computing
Future of Cloud Computing

• Cloud computing has reached a maturity that leads it into a


productive phase.
• Most of the main issues with Cloud computing have been
addressed to a degree that Clouds have become interesting for
full commercial exploitation.
• The problems listed above have not actually been solved, only
the according risks can be tolerated to a certain degree.
• Cloud computing is therefore still as much a research topic, as it
is a market offering.

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