Cloud Computing

Studying the cloud ecosystem will help you determine the environment of the cloud system. The environment consists of interrelated components. These components work in collaboration to facilitate cloud services. The services offered by the cloud ecosystem include infrastructure (IaaS), platform (PaaS), and software (SaaS). However, the cloud ecosystem is not simple. Instead, … [Read more...] about Cloud Ecosystem

Cloud architecture defines the working mechanism of cloud computing. The architecture details about all the components that are essential for the working of the cloud. It helps us in understanding how cloud services are made available to the end users. In the section ahead, we will be analyzing the cloud architecture in a layered manner. Also, we will discuss the front and … [Read more...] about Cloud Architecture

Cloud management in cloud computing is a process of managing the cloud resources to maintain the quality of cloud services QoS. Especially cloud computing is gaining worldwide acceptance among users. Thus, there emerges a need for its management. So, management ensures the proper functioning of cloud services. Cloud management involves the management of two cloud … [Read more...] about Cloud Management

Cloud networking is a kind of network where the cloud hosts all the network resources. However, the cloud can be private, public, or hybrid. The resources provided by the cloud provider are firewalls, bandwidth, and virtual routers. The customer can access these networking resources over the Internet. Cloud networking leverages the organization in extending its computing … [Read more...] about Cloud Networking

Studying principles of cloud computing would help you in the adoption and use of cloud computing. These principles unfold the opportunities for cloud customers to move their computing to the cloud and for a cloud vendor to deploy a successful cloud environment. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) stated that cloud computing offers worldwide, and on-demand … [Read more...] about Principles of Cloud Computing

The fundamental security challenges in cloud computing are to overcome security threats in order to fully utilize these new computing standards. Though cloud computing is a powerful and effective technology it has some security-related challenges. Exposing your sensitive and confidential data on the cloud can put your data at a risk. Though cloud services ensure the security … [Read more...] about Security Challenges in Cloud Computing

Identity as a service (IDaaS) provides IAM (Identity and Access Management) service to the user over the cloud on a subscription basis just like other cloud services. In short, the IDaaS ensures that the authorized user is authenticated to access the resources of the company. The user can be the employee of the company, customer or any third party related to the company. IDaaS … [Read more...] about Identity as a Service (IDaaS)

Data privacy in cloud computing allows collecting, storing, transferring and sharing the data over the cloud without putting the privacy of personal data at a risk. Many times customer even does not have knowledge about how their personal information over the clouds is processed. With the increasing popularity of the cloud, data privacy is becoming a crucial factor in cloud … [Read more...] about Data Privacy in Cloud Computing

Federated cloud is a seamless environment formed by connecting the cloud environment of two or more cloud service provider using a common standard. Federated cloud integrates heterogeneous cloud environment such as community cloud, public cloud, and private cloud in order to scale up the resources and services for the users. In this section, we will discuss federation in the … [Read more...] about Federated Cloud

Software as a service (SaaS) offers a subscription of cloud-based software applications to the user over the internet. SaaS users do not have to indulge in the diligence of purchasing the software along with the infrastructure on which the application will be installed and that is required to run the application's logic. SaaS has gained popularity as technologies supporting … [Read more...] about Software as a Service (SaaS)