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What Is Cloud Computing?: Programming Interface)

Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. It provides services over the Internet and uses the latest advancements in virtualization, service-oriented architecture, autonomic computing, and web services to allow users to access technology-based services in a simple and scalable way. Some key characteristics of cloud computing include on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service.

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What Is Cloud Computing?: Programming Interface)

Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. It provides services over the Internet and uses the latest advancements in virtualization, service-oriented architecture, autonomic computing, and web services to allow users to access technology-based services in a simple and scalable way. Some key characteristics of cloud computing include on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service.

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What is Cloud Computing?

• Cloud Computing is a general term used to describe a new


class of network based computing that takes place over the
Internet,
– basically a step on from Utility Computing
– a collection/group of integrated and networked hardware,
software and Internet infrastructure (called a platform).
– Using the Internet for communication and to provide
networking services to clients
• These platforms hide the complexity and details of the
underlying infrastructure from users and applications by
providing very simple graphical interface or API (Applications
Programming Interface).

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What is Cloud Computing?
• In addition, the platform provides on demand
services, that are always on, anywhere,
anytime and any place.
• Pay for use and as needed, elastic
– scale up and down in capacity and functionalities
• The hardware and software services are
available to
– general public, enterprises, corporations and
businesses markets

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What is Cloud Computing

• Shared pool of configurable computing resources


• On-demand network access
• Provisioned by the Service Provider
Adopted from: Effectively and Securely Using the Cloud Computing Paradigm by peter Mell, Tim Grance 3
Cloud Computing Characteristics
Common Characteristics:

Massive Scale Resilient Computing


Homogeneity Geographic Distribution

Virtualization Service Orientation

Low Cost Software Advanced Security

Essential Characteristics:

On Demand Self-Service
Broad Network Access Rapid Elasticity
Resource Pooling Measured Service

Adopted from: Effectively and Securely Using the Cloud Computing Paradigm by peter Mell, Tim Grance 4
Basic Cloud Characteristics
• The “no-need-to-know” in terms of the underlying
details of infrastructure, applications interface with
the infrastructure
• The “flexibility and elasticity” allows these systems
to scale up and down at will
– utilising the resources of all kinds
• CPU, storage, server capacity, load balancing, and databases
• The “pay as much as used and needed” type of
utility computing and the “always on!, anywhere
and any place” type of network-based computing.

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Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
• Requires a constant Internet connection:
– Cloud computing is impossible if you cannot connect to the
Internet.
– Since you use the Internet to connect to both your
applications and documents, if you do not have an Internet
connection you cannot access anything, even your own
documents.

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Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
• Does not work well with low-speed connections:
– Similarly, a low-speed Internet connection, such as that
found with dial-up services, makes cloud computing
painful at best and often impossible.
– Web-based applications require a lot of bandwidth to
download, as do large documents.
• Features might be limited:
– This situation is bound to change, but today many web-
based applications simply are not as full-featured as their
desktop-based applications.
• For example, you can do a lot more with Microsoft PowerPoint
than with Google Presentation's web-based offering

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Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
• Stored data might not be secure:
– With cloud computing, all your data is stored on the cloud.
• The questions is How secure is the cloud?
– Can unauthorised users gain access to your confidential data?
• Stored data can be lost:
– Theoretically, data stored in the cloud is safe, replicated
across multiple machines.
– But on the off chance that your data goes missing, you have
no physical or local backup.
• Put simply, relying on the cloud puts you at risk if the cloud lets you
down.

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Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
• Can be slow:
– Even with a fast connection, web-based applications can
sometimes be slower than accessing a similar software
program on your desktop PC.
• General Concerns:
– Each cloud systems uses different protocols and different
APIs
• may not be possible to run applications between cloud based
systems

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End plz…!

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