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What Is Cloud Computing?

What is cloud computing? The term "cloud" represent telephone networksand later to depict Internet in. past to is analogical to Cloud "Internet". computing devices and The term is Internet other system "Cloud has based is resources to offer Computing" on the computing and hosting provided is based on "Internet can where to manage their business processes. to a as cloud cloud" concentrate needed virtual in customers service drawings without more on shared the on a core Cloud the cloud used pay-ashaving their in servers you-use computing provider. any business provide cloud basis. All do customers model. This helps previous use. Most processes software, information not own Users to the them than know-how computing rather can Sharing infrastruct that aincreasing the speed of application development. physical access avoid on infrastructures spending resources while ure, and can digitized infrastructure; these . of huge managing consist time amongst computer platform, as rather they services Cloud They the gainingArchitecture: improve, machines, rent theare availableusage consume resources delivered knowledge servers data a thirdfrom resources involved. through on resources Cloud not storage cloud party as a Thus, common computing unnecessarily copy of for ensuring systemsand needed all computing service which users centres architecture left idle, its clients that are smooth The pay and whole accessing system of and reduce built on consists can data for connected functioning system servers.is the cloud of comprises on only to servers. two costs restore the administered Group of computing the system. A client's network resources components significantly service to front special via athey thesecentral system.type device (or it of that "the whichend communicate software server that cloudsmay Back and is may be end" ariseeach with back called to also used make a for refersduethe computer to "the is called a device other. Cloud "Middleware" monitoring whole itself cloud The network)redundancy and cloud computing service providers provide data redundancy. end". breakdown. computing is used clients to cloud may whichend and someof front Making also systems and allow demandcopy computing encompass applications the of data must computers traffic system. various are have a

Deployment Models: There are four different deployment models of cloud computing: Public Cloud: on a finePublic grained, on a fine-grainedbasis orexternal selfCommunity cloudis service Cloud: the benefits traditional basis If several of cloud cloudthe as over organizations computing, computing may offer a higher level of privacy, security and/or policy compliance. compared Internet this option have a then similar where to via or public Hybrid requirements community resources cloud as and or Cloud: and costs to or a cloud can are seek be the from an Hybrid share combination established. dynamically definition are spread off-site Cloud term infrastructure of the This is a to provisioned virtualized over third-fewer together means to"combined cloud". cloud more server "Hybrid users party asa provide a realize either is instances expensive Cloud" compared provider single two Private used option probably to a bills who public common separate with Clouds: together of the use cloud. of service.Two clouds that Private real physical applications physical However, -shared clouds joined clouds hardware. or virtual hardware have been demand. together in describe The most machines and the costs, joined Benefits of Cloud Computing: (public, are offerings correctto a company's virtualized ability together private, of that benefits of cloud computing for an enterprise include: own deploy cloud recover more The set internal cloud hosts. server They from correctly or computing provideand instances failure, the called Reduction in external)of on a on private benefits the ability upfront billed networks. (like utility capital time to scale up utility at any It consists and uncertainty and ensures return on investment (ROI). computingare or down expenditure phone bills) and risk depending on hardware or often upon and software Location by subscription covered independence, so long as there is access to the Internet deployment. (like Service Increased Consumption magazines) Level flexibility re-provision rapidly as required ability to is usually model. Users Agreements and market can (SLAs) with Allows the enterprise to focus on its core business agility as the terminate financial quick the contract penalties. competitive advantage Increased deployment This reduces model of Increased cloud security at a of data and increased security-focused resources centralization computing much lesser increases Easy as maintain as they don't have to be installed on each user's computer cost to the compared to traditional standalone applications due to

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