By Nicole Rowland
What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing means thatinfrastructure, applications, andbusiness processes can be delivered toyou as a service, over the Internet (oryour own network).
A cloud provider
Service Level Agreements
Cloud Computing Models
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). :storage and computer resources.
Platform as a Service (PaaS). :developers can build applications on top ofcomputer infrastructure, may incl. tools.
Software as a Service (SaaS). : hosts thesoftware, all you have to do is connect anduse it.
Cloud Computing Types
Public clouds : outside of your company’sfirewall.
Private clouds : inside your company’sfirewall or a private dedicated space with acloud provider.
Hybrid clouds : combine aspects of bothpublic and private clouds.
Cloud Computing Characteristics
Elasticity and scalability.
Self-service provisioning.
Standardized interfaces.
Billing and service usage metering.
Cloud Computing Issues
Cloud security.
Cloud manageability.
Cloud standards.
Cloud governance and compliance.
Data in the cloud.
Connection.
Cloud Computing Advantages
avoid capital expenditure
low barriers to entry
shared infrastructure and costs
low management overhead
immediate access to a broad range ofapplications.
generally, users can terminate the contractat any time.
service level agreements with financialpenalties.
Cloud Computing
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