Characteristics of the cloud

Cloud computing is a model that provides on-demand access to the network, available and suitable
to a pool of configurable computing resources (for example: networking, storage, servers, services,
applications), which can be provided quickly and embark on an effort to minimum management or
interaction with the service provider. The cloud model, consists of five features, three service
models and four deployment models, all essential, according to the NITS.

Private Communitiy Cloud Hybrid

cloud cloud publishing cloud

IaaS PaaS SaaS

Self-service Multiple Sharing Rapid Measured

on-demand forms of resources elasticity service
network-
wide access

1. Self-service on-demand: Users can access cloud computing capabilities automatically to go

requiring them, without the need for interaction with your service provider.

2. Multiple forms of network-wide access: Resources are accessible through the network and
through standard mechanisms that are used by a wide variety of user devices. This feature is
also known as ubiquitous network access.

3. Sharing resources: The supplier computing resources are grouped together and share to
serve multiple consumers (storage, memory, bandwidth), and are shared by multiple users.

4. Rapid elasticity: This property allows the enlargement or extension, in quantity and quality,
of the services as they are needed by the client, with the guarantee of supplier for the
extension of a quick mode.

5. Measured service: Provider is able to measure, at a certain level, the service actually
delivered to each user, so both provider and user have transparent access to the real
consumption of resources, allowing the payment by the effective use of the services.
 Hybrid
cloud

Private Community Cloud

cloud cloud publishing

SaaS PaaS IaaS

Self-service on-demand

Multiple forms of network Rapid elasticity

Sharing resources Measured service

Massive scaling Resistant computing

Homogeneity Geographical distribution

Virtualization Service-oriented

Low-cost software Advanced security

In addition other fundamental and common features are:

• Lower costs

• Ease of use

• Quality of service (QoS)

• Reliability

• Outsourced it management

• Simplification of updating and maintenance

• Easily overcome barriers.