CLOUD COMPUTING

What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is an emerging computing technology that uses the internet and central remote servers to maintain data and applications.

INTRODUCTION: The underlying concept of cloud computing dates back to 1960, when John McCarthy opined that "computation may someday be organized as a public utility"; indeed it shares characteristics with service bureaus that date back to the 1960s. The actual term "cloud" borrows from telephony in that telecommunications companies, who until the 1990s primarily offered dedicated point-to-point data circuits, began offering VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) services with comparable quality of service but at a much lower cost. The cloud symbol was used to denote the demarcation point between that which was the responsibility of the provider from that of the user. Cloud computing extends this boundary to cover servers as well as the network infrastructure.

 Cost is claimed to be greatly reduced and capital expenditure is converted to operational expenditure. Device and location independence enable users to access systems using a web browser regardless of their location or what device they are using. USES OF CLOUD COMPUTING: Helps to use applications without installations. Access the personal files at any computer with internet access.
This technology allows much more efficient computation by centralizing storage,

memory, processing and band width.

ARCHITECTURE OF CLOUD COMPUTING:-

LAYERS OF THE CLOUD COMPUTING:Once an Internet Protocol connection is established among several computers, it is possible to share services within any one of the following layers.

 Client A cloud client consists of computer hardware and/or computer software that relies on cloud computing for application delivery and that is in essence useless without it. Examples include some computers, phones and other devices, operating systems, and browsers.

Application Cloud application services or Software as a Service deliver software as a service over the Internet, eliminating the need to install and run the application on the customer's own computers and simplifying maintenance and support.

Platform Cloud platform services, also known as Platform as a Service (PaaS), deliver a computing platform and/or solution stack as a service, often consuming cloud infrastructure and sustaining cloud applications. It facilitates deployment of applications without the cost and complexity of buying and managing the underlying hardware and software layers.

Infrastructure Cloud infrastructure services, also known as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), deliver computer infrastructure typically a platform virtualization environment as a service, along with raw (block) storage and networking. Rather than purchasing servers, software, datacenter space or network equipment, clients instead buy those resources as a fully outsourced service. Suppliers typically bill such services on a utility computing basis; the amount of resources consumed (and therefore the cost) will typically reflect the level of activity. Server The servers layer consists of computer hardware and/or computer software products that are specifically designed for the delivery of cloud services, including multi-core processors, cloud-specific operating systems and combined offerings.

CHARACTERTICS OF CLOUD COMPUTING: AGILITY APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE COST DEVICE MULTITENANCY

CONCLUSION:Cloud computing is a better way to run your business. Instead of running your applications yourself, they run on a shared data center. When you use any application that runs the cloud, you just login, customize it, and start using it. Thats the power of cloud computing. Finally cloud applications dont eat up your valuable IT resources, so your CFO will love it. This lets you focus on deploying more applications, new projects, and innovation.