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Computing
Duong Nguyen
Moe Alasaad
Conrad Skidmore
Ryan Paranzino
Jhonas Locke
*
Brief
Overview
* A
cloud
refers
to
a
distinct
IT
(information
technology)
environment
that
is
designed
for
the
purpose
of
remotely
providing
measured
IT
resources.
* The
term
originated
as
a
metaphor
for
the
Internet
* The
Internet
is
basically
a
network
of
networks
that
provide
remote
access
to
a
set
of
decentralized
IT
resources.
* Prior
to
cloud
computing
becoming
its
own
IT
industry
segment,
the
symbol
of
a
cloud
was
commonly
used
to
represent
the
Internet
in
a
variety
of
terms
as
well
as
mainstream
documentation
of
Web-based
designs.
Brief
Overview
* It
is
important
to
distinguish
the
term
cloud
and
the
cloud
symbol
from
the
Internet.
* As
a
specic
environment
used
to
remotely
provide
IT
resources,
a
cloud
has
a
limited
boundary
of
access.
* There
are,
however,
many
individual
clouds
that
are
accessible
through
the
Internet.
* While
the
Internet
provides
open
access
to
many
Web-
based
IT
resources,
a
cloud
is
typically
privately
owned
and
oers
access
to
IT
resources
that
are
measured.
Brief
Overview
* Much
of
the
Internet
is
dedicated
to
the
access
of
content-based
IT
resources
published
through
the
World
Wide
Web
(WWW).
* IT
resources
provided
by
cloud
environments,
on
the
other
hand,
are
dedicated
to
supplying
back-end
processing
capabilities
and
user-based
access
to
these
capabilities.
* A
back-end
application
or
program
serves
indirectly
in
support
of
the
front-end
services,
usually
by
being
closer
to
the
required
resource
or
having
the
capability
to
communicate
with
the
required
resource.
* The
front
end
is
usually
client
based
and
the
back
is
server
based.
Brief
Overview
* A
key
distinction
is
that
it
is
not
necessary
for
clouds
to
be
Web-based
even
if
they
are
commonly
based
on
Internet
protocols
and
technologies.
* Protocols
refer
to
standards
and
methods
that
allow
computers
to
communicate
with
each
other
in
a
predetermined
and
structured
manner.
* A
cloud
can
be
based
on
the
use
of
any
protocols
that
allow
for
the
remote
access
to
its
IT
resources.
* VMware-
* Does
not
oer
cloud
services
itself,
but
it
makes
vCloud,
which
is
software
used
to
build
clouds.
* Verizon
actually
used
this
software
to
build
their
cloud.
* Linode-
* Citrix Systems-
* RedHat-
* Owns
Openshift
which
uses
Amazons
AWS
and
gives
it
away
free,
to
nd
projects
to
buy
out
or
partner
with.
* Microsoft-
* Azure is a cheaper alternative to Amazon, Skydrive, and Oce 365 cloud apps.
* Rackspace-
* Amazon-
* Reduced
costs
* Spending
on
technology
infrastructure
* Hardware,
software,
licensing
fees
* Training
employees
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