Cloud Concepts - Common Use Cases of Cloud Computing Flashcards
What are some common use cases of cloud computing?
Some common use cases of cloud computing are:
- Migrating production services from on-premise to the cloud.
- Traffic bursting to handle seasonal increases in infrastructure load.
- Backup and disaster recovery solutions.
- Web hosting with load balancing and automatic scaling.
- Test and development environments.
- Implementing proof of concept designs.
- Managing and analyzing big data.
Why do organizations migrate their production services to the public cloud?
Organizations migrate their production services to the public cloud because of the benefits it offers, such as scalability, cost-effectiveness, and reduced administrative overhead.
What is traffic bursting?
Traffic bursting refers to scaling networking resources in the public cloud to handle temporary increases in traffic, such as during peak seasons or specific events.
How does the public cloud benefit backup and disaster recovery?
The public cloud provides built-in resiliency, durability, and virtually unlimited storage capacity, making it an ideal solution for backup and disaster recovery. Data can be stored and managed with data lifecycle policies, including archiving to lower-cost storage options.
Why do organizations choose to host their web services on the cloud?
Organizations choose cloud hosting for its ability to load balance across multiple instances, quickly scale up and down to match demand, and simplify administrative tasks. Additional services like content delivery networks (CDNs) and Domain Name Services (DNS) can enhance web applications.
How does the public cloud facilitate test and development environments?
The public cloud allows for the on-demand provisioning of instances for testing and development purposes. It eliminates the need for maintaining a large number of servers and storage in a data center and provides flexibility in terms of resource size and capacity.
What is the advantage of using the public cloud for implementing proof of concept projects?
The public cloud allows for cost-effective implementation of proof of concept projects, as you only pay for what you use. It reduces hosting costs and provides the necessary resources for testing ideas and building successful business cases.
How does the cloud assist in managing big data?
Cloud computing makes managing big data easier and more cost-effective. It allows users to utilize compute resources as needed for analyzing large data sets. Some cloud vendors also offer specialized managed Big Data services, providing scalable infrastructure and frameworks for data processing.
