Cloud Computing
Is the delivery of computing services including
servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence without the Internet to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.
Is the delivery of computing services including
servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence without the Internet to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.
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companies can ....
access to anything from applications to storage from a cloud service provider.
access to anything from applications to storage from a cloud service provider.
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own
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rent
Rather than renting their computing infrastructure or data centres, companies can own
access to anything from applications to storage from a cloud service provider
access to anything from applications to storage from a cloud service provider
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Companies can avoid the upfront cost and complexity of owning and maintaining their own
IT infrastructure, and instead simply pay for what they use, when they use it
IT infrastructure, and instead simply pay for what they use, when they use it
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A fundamental concept behind cloud computing is that the location of the service, and many
of the details such as the hardware or operating system on which it is running, are largely
relevant to the user
of the details such as the hardware or operating system on which it is running, are largely
relevant to the user
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The metaphor of the cloud was borrowed from old telecoms network schematics, in which the
public telephone network (and later the internet) was represented as a cloud to denote that the
location matter
public telephone network (and later the internet) was represented as a cloud to denote that the
location matter
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virtual machines are an example of
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Public cloud
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Private cloud
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Hybrid cloud
May be managed by the organization or a third party
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Private cloud
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Hybrid cloud
Retains high degree of control, privacy and security
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Private cloud
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Hybrid cloud
Owned and managed by service provider
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Private cloud
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Hybrid cloud
Easy and inexpensive setup, because hardware, applications and bandwidth costs are covered by the
provider.
provider.
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Private cloud
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Hybrid cloud
Operated solely for an organization
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Private cloud
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Hybrid cloud