cloud computing & cloud architecture

Cloud Computing & Cloud Architecture

The Advantages & Disadvantages It Presents CC PublicDomainPictures

Cloud ComputingContinuously growing!Services available without need of

powerful PCsDevices like smartphones can access

easily

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How & Why?Companies with

huge server collections connected to the Internet

More widely available due to broadband and cheaper storage costs

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Change of Focus“Computer architectures should

shift the focus of Moore’s Law from increasing clock speed per chip to increasing the number of processor cores and threads per chip.”

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Coming Changes

From Hard Disk Drives…

…To Solid State Drives

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Data ManagementShift from home desktops

towards next-gen data centresDatabase management systems

needed to control cloud capabilities

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“Cloud computing provides environments to enable resource sharing

in terms of infrastructure, middleware and

application development platforms.”

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Resource TypesTypically 4 different

types:◦Infrastructure resources◦Software resources◦Application resources◦Business processes

Shareable resources, support “open cloud” ethos

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Infrastructure ResourcesIncludes “computing power,

storage and machine provisioning”

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Software ResourcesMiddleware like cloud-based

operation systems, applications servers and databases

Eg, Red Hat or Traffic Server

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Application ResourcesCompanies

moving applications off home computers onto the Internet

Delivered through Software as a Service (SaaS) model

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Business ProcessesUse their own internal

applications to reduce third party dependency

SecurityEver present

security threats!

Needs to be to the same, if not to a greater degree than if cloud not used at all

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Data StorageData has to be stored in a hard

format somewhereSecurity needs to be provided for

this

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Data AccessHackers are potential threatCloud providers need to control

access to data

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Data ClassificationData must be

separatedData should

be encrypted for security

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The Cloud as a TechnologyStreamline and minimize

computer interaction“Cloud computing is a disruptive

technology with profound implications, not only for Internet services, but also for the IT sector as a whole.”

A “Killer App”Yet to be developedVarious barriers in the way

The Future…If it can be imagined, it can be

perfectedHuge potential in the coming

years…

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Thanks for Listening!Questions welcome now or later on Twitter @NotNips!

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