Cloud Computing

 Cloud computing is up coming technology.It offers many advantages

when we talk about the IT infrastructure implementation.Cloud
computing mainly usess oftware and hardware resources to cater to
the customer needs and delivered as a service.Since it is shown as a
symbolic cloud when shown in the diagrams of the networks,it has got
the name cloud computing.
 Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer
system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and
computing power, without direct active management by the user.
Large clouds often have functions distributed over multiple locations,
each of which is a data center. Cloud computing relies on sharing of
resources to achieve coherence and typically uses a pay-as-you-go
model, which can help in reducing capital expenses but may also lead
to unexpected operating expenses for users.
Architecture of Cloud Computing
 Services Models Offered
 1.Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS)
- Here cloud provider offers virtual machines,servers,storage spaces
 Rather than physical access to computers.
 2.Platform as a Service(PaaS)
- Various platforms like operating systems,data bases and web servers
 Are made available to the application or solution developers.
 3.Software as a Service(SaaS)
- Application is installed and managed by cloud providers and cloud clients
access the musing cloud clients.Thus the users are charged on monthly or yearly basis.
Types of Cloud Computing
 There are four main types of cloud computing:
 private clouds, public clouds, hybrid clouds, and multiclouds.
 1.Public Clouds

 Publicclouds are cloud environments typically created from IT infrastructure not

owned by the end user. Some of the largest public cloud providers include Alibaba
Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
.
 Traditional public clouds always ran off-premises, but today's public cloud providers
have started offering cloud services on clients’ on-premise data centers. This has made
location and ownership distinctions obsolete.
 All clouds become public clouds when the environments are partitioned and
redistributed to multiple tenants. Fee structures aren't necessary characteristics of
public clouds anymore, since some cloud providers (like the
Massachusetts Open Cloud) allow tenants to use their clouds for free. The bare-metal
IT infrastructure used by public cloud providers can also be abstracted and sold as IaaS,
or it can be developed into a cloud platform sold as PaaS.
 2.Private Clouds

 Private clouds are loosely defined as cloud environments solely dedicated to a single
end user or group, where the environment usually runs behind that user or group's
firewall. All clouds become private clouds when the underlying IT infrastructure is
dedicated to a single customer with completely isolated access.
 But private clouds no longer have to be sourced from on-premise IT
infrastructure. Organizations are now building private clouds on rented, vendor-
owned data centres located off-premises, which makes any location and
ownership rules obsolete. This has also led to a number of private cloud
subtypes, including:
 Managed private clouds
 Dedicated clouds
 3.Hybrid Clouds
 A hybridcloud is a seemingly single IT environment created from multiple
environments connected through local area networks (LANs), wide area networks
(WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), and/or APIs.
 The characteristics of hybrid clouds are complex and the requirements can differ,
depending on whom you ask. For example, a hybrid cloud may need to include:
 At least one private cloud and at least one public cloud
 Two or more private clouds
 Two or more public clouds
 A bare-metal or virtual environment connected to at least one public cloud or private
cloud
 But every IT system becomes a hybrid cloud when apps can move in and out of multiple
separate—yet connected—environments. At least a few of those environments need to
be sourced from consolidated IT resources that can scale on demand. And all those
environments need to be managed as a single environment using an integrated
management and orchestration platform
 4.Multi Clouds

 Multiclouds are a cloud approach made up of more than 1 cloud service, from more than
1 cloud vendor—public or private. All hybrid clouds are multiclouds, but not all
multiclouds are hybrid clouds. Multiclouds become hybrid clouds when multiple clouds
are connected by some form of integration or orchestration.
 A multicloud environment might exist on purpose (to better control sensitive data or as
redundant storage space for improved disaster recovery) or by accident (usually the
result of shadow IT). Either way, having multiple clouds is becoming more common
across enterprises that seek to improve security and performance through an expanded
portfolio of environments.
 Characteristics:

There are many advantages of due to which cloud computing has become
 Popular for use.These are attributed as,
 1.Agility

 2.Cost

 3.DeviceandlocationIndependence

 4.Reliability

 5.Performance

 6.Security

 7.Maintenance

 8.Virtualization

 9.Multi-tenancy

 10.Security

 11.API
 Advantages Of Cloud Computing

 As we all know that Cloud computing is trending technology. Almost every company switched
their services on the cloud to rise the company growth.
 Here, we are going to discuss some important advantages of Cloud Computing
 1) Back-up and restore data
 Once the data is stored in the cloud, it is easier to get back-up and restore that data using the
cloud.
 2) Improved collaboration
 Cloud applications improve collaboration by allowing groups of people to quickly and easily
share information in the cloud via shared storage.
 3) Excellent accessibility
 Cloud allows us to quickly and easily access store information anywhere, anytime in the whole
world, using an internet connection. An internet cloud infrastructure increases organization
productivity and efficiency by ensuring that our data is always accessible.
 4) Low maintenance cost
 Cloud computing reduces both hardware and software maintenance costs for organizations.
 5) Mobility
 Cloud computing allows us to easily access all cloud data via mobile.
 6) Services in the pay-per-use model
 Cloud computing offers Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to the users for access
services on the cloud and pays the charges as per the usage of service.
 7) Unlimited storage capacity
 Cloudoffers us a huge amount of storing capacity for storing our important data such as
documents, images, audio, video, etc. in one place.
 8) Data security
 Data security is one of the biggest advantages of cloud computing. Cloud offers many
advanced features related to security and ensures that data is securely stored and handled.
 Disadvantages of Cloud
Computing

 1) Internet Connectivity
 As you know, in cloud computing, every data (image, audio, video, etc.) is stored on the cloud, and we access
these data through the cloud by using the internet connection. If you do not have good internet connectivity,
you cannot access these data. However, we have no any other way to access data from the cloud.
 2) Vendor lock-in
 Vendor lock-in is the biggest disadvantage of cloud computing. Organizations may face problems when
transferring their services from one vendor to another. As different vendors provide different platforms, that
can cause difficulty moving from one cloud to another.
 3) Limited Control
 As we know, cloud infrastructure is completely owned, managed, and monitored by the service provider, so
the cloud users have less control over the function and execution of services within a cloud infrastructure.
 4) Security
 Although cloud service providers implement the best security standards to store important information. But,
before adopting cloud technology, you should be aware that you will be sending all your organization's
sensitive information to a third party, i.e., a cloud computing service provider. While sending the data on the
cloud, there may be a chance that your organization's information is hacked by Hackers.