Cloud computing Flashcards
Advantages of cc
-lower costs of entry for smaller firms
- opportunities for many third world countries
-immediate access to hardware resources
three core technologies shaping CC
-Virtualization (hides physical characteristics)
-multitenancy (serves multiple clients)
-web service (machine-to-machine interaction over network)
three models of cloud computing
software as a service (runs on cloud)
platform as a service (development and deployment of application)
infrastructure as a service (storage and computers capabilities)
different cloud deployment models
public cloud
private cloud
community cloud
hybrid cloud
strengths of CC
-immediate access to hardware resources -> faster time to market businesses
-control when, where, and how employees have
access to the computer system
-weaknesses of CC
-loose physical control
-high speed internet required
Opportunities of CC
-appeals to large IT infrastructure-> reduce carbon footprint
-helps developing countries to reap benefits of IT
Threats of IT
-information security concerns
-risk of cloud providers going bankrupt
-regulation (national and international level)
stakeholders in CC
-main: providers and consumers
-enablers
regulators
recommendations for business professionals
- which applications to move to cloud (prime candidates: office, email)
- who should move to the cloud (SMEs)
- large enterprises should implement private clouds
- cloud providers should think of their customer when developing
