Introduction to Cloud

Computing
Sandun Wijayarathne
mail@thesandun.com
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Overview

What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud Computing Architecture
Clients
Service Models
Deployment Models
The Pros and Cons
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What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud Computing,
is the delivery of computing as
a service
shared resources, software,
and information are provided
over a network
to computers and other
devices as a utility
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Cloud Computing Architecture

Front end platforms
Ex: Clients

Back end platforms

Ex: Servers, Storage

Cloud based delivery/Service models

Network
Ex: Internet, Intranet, Intercloud
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Components of a Cloud
Clients
Services

Application
Platform
Storage
Infrastructure

The end user

Functions in Cloud Computing
Backbone of Service
Soft Infrastructure for the Application

Warehouse of Cloud Computing

Backbone of Cloud Computing

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Components of a Cloud

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Clients
Front-end platforms are called clients or
cloud clients
Types of Clients
Servers
Fat (or thick) clients
Thin clients
Zero (or ultra-thin) clients
Tablets/mobile devices
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Service Models
Services are offered according to
several fundamental models
Software as a service (SaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Storage as a service
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Service Models
Strategy as a Service
Collaboration as a Service
Business Process as a Service
Database as a Service (DaaS)
Security as a service
Etc.
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Software as a service (SaaS)

Refers to applications in the cloud
Supply the hardware infrastructure
and the software product
Interact with the user through a
front-end web portal

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Software as a service (SaaS)

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Platform as a service (PaaS)

Refers to delivering development
environments as a service in the cloud
Facilitates the underlying layers for
providing all of the components
required to support the complete life
cycle of building and delivering web
applications and services
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Platform as a service (PaaS)

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Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Refers to delivery of the computer
infrastructure in the cloud
Delivers highly elastic and scalable
virtualized servers, storage and network
In a self-service, self-provisioned style
while abstracting the massive
underlying infrastructure from the end
user
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Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

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Service Models

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Service Models

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Service Models

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Deployment Models
Cloud Computing can be deployed in
several different ways depending upon
many factors
Where the cloud services are hosted
Security requirements
Desire to share cloud services
The ability to manage some or all of the
services
Customization capabilities
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Deployment Models
Four common deployment models for
cloud services
Loosely determined by who has access
to the cloud services
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
Community Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
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Public Cloud

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Private Cloud

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Community Cloud

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Hybrid Cloud

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Advantages of Cloud Computing

Cost Efficiency
Convenience and continuous
availability
Backup and recovery
Environmentally friendly
Scalability and performance
Resiliency and redundancy
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Advantages of Cloud Computing

Increased storage capacity
Quick deployment and ease of
integration
Device diversity and location
independence
Smaller learning curve
Etc.
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Disadvantages of Cloud Computing

Concerns in security and privacy

Dependency and vendor lock-in
Technical difficulties and downtime
Limited control and flexibility
Increased vulnerability
Etc.
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Questions?

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Thank You!

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