The Cloud and Big Data Flashcards
What year did Salesforce begin?
1999
What year did amazon web services begin?
2006
What is the cloud?
A network of servers; internet-based computing, shared processing resources and data on demand; store data in 3rd party data centers
1 exabyte
4.2 million MacBook pros
Skeptics of the cloud
Cost, security, regulation
Big Data
Traditional (human) processing apps are inadequate
3 V’s
Volume, velocity, variety
Why is cloud special?
Scale of cloud (millions of computers networked together); persistent/publicly available (on-demand)
Key to the cloud
Users always have a connection; concept came around in 1950s but useless bc dial up
Software as a Service
You don’t install or own software outright, you just pay money to use from time to time
Amazon Web Services
Rented out computer space to anyone
Small business benefit to hosting in the cloud
Scalability
Total internet traffic for 2016
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