Course: Information Technology & Systems

Session 2:
Cloud Computing
Agenda
-Cloud computing models
-Cloud computing for business
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What is cloud computing?

IT service model where computing services (both hardware and
software) are delivered on demand to customers over a network
• Dynamically scalable
• Reliable
• Pay-for service
Where is the storage actually happening then? How does it reach the
customers?
https://youtu.be/AnxrJiS5uKU?t=126
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a6us8kaq0g
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Advantages of Cloud
Lowers the entry barrier for small businesses – storage and
application wise
Scalable at all times
Accommodate unanticipated spikes in needs
Low maintenance cost
Low cost for experts
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IaaS
IaaS PaaS
PaaS SaaS
SaaS
APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS

DATA DATA DATA

RUNTIME RUNTIME RUNTIME

MIDDLEWARE (if MIDDLEWARE (if MIDDLEWARE (if
any) any) any)
OPERATING OPERATING OPERATING
SYSTEMS SYSTEMS SYSTEMS
Virtualization
SERVERS SERVERS SERVERS

STORAGE STORAGE STORAGE

NETWORKING NETWORKING NETWORKING

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IaaS example – Amazon Simple

Storage Service (S3)

https://youtu.be/e6w9LwZJFIA?t=122
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https://youtu.be/e6w9LwZJFIA?t=21
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PaaS example – Microsoft Azure

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https://youtu.be/0bb6HrFRRZk?t=171
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SaaS examples – everything else!

Oracle NetSuite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcaxu1_6nss

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Cloud deployment models

Public cloud
A cloud environment used
by multiple organizations
Elastic, service-based
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A cloud environment
used by single
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Semi-elastic
Hides you well
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Community cloud
Controlled and shared across a group of organizations with common needs
Shared services
E.g., Multiple banks on a community cloud needing similar applications
https://iftas.in/services/cloud/#:~:text=Our%20Indian%20Banking%20Community
%20Cloud,of%20platform%20and%20operations%20management.
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Technologies
Single tenancy

Virtualization &
Multitenancy
Virtualization is technology that allows you to create multiple simulated environments or
dedicated resources from a single, physical hardware system.
Software called a hypervisor connects directly to that hardware and allows you to split
one system into separate, distinct, and secure environments known as virtual machines
(VMs).
Multitenancy allows multiple users (tenants) to work in the same software environment
at the same time at their own user interfaces (e.g., Most SaaS apps)
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Can Cloud Computing help in

competitive advantage?
Answer hint: Previous class, IT
portfolio
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Players in the Cloud Industry

Providers
 Own and manage their own systems – deliver ‘cloud’ needs through cloud
services
Enablers
 Companies who facilitate the cloud client-provider partnership through
migration, monitoring, maintenance, etc
Consumers
 Corporate or individuals
Regulators
 Government or international bodies
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Innovations using Cloud

MASHUP!

A mashup (computer industry jargon), in web development, is a web

page or web application that uses content from more than one source to
create a single new service displayed in a single graphical interface.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/repurposed-inventions/5-web-
mashups.htm
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Innovations using Cloud

Prototype

New products (AI applications, analytics) or marketing campaigns can be first tested
using cloud
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Threats with Cloud

Privacy
Reliability – dependence on a third-party
Downtime issues – may not match with client downtime needs
Standardization issues
Regulation at local, national, global level
Trained individuals
Organizational culture