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The Virtual Server Concept
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Cloud Computing?
• The cloud is Internet-based
computing, whereby shared
resources, software, and information
are provided to computers and other
devices on demand – pay per use.
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Basic Cloud Characteristics
• Cloud are transparent to users and
applications, they can be built in multiple ways
• branded products, proprietary open source,
hardware or software, or just off-the-shelf PCs.
• In general, they are built on clusters of PC
servers and off-the-shelf components plus
Open Source software combined with in-
house applications and/or system software.
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Motivation Example: Forbes.com
9 AM - 5 PM,
M-F
Rate of
Server
Accesses
ALL OTHER
TIMES
Forbes' Solution
SalesForce
CRM
LotusLive
Google
App
Engine
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Adopted from: Effectively and Securely Using the Cloud Computing Paradigm by peter Mell, Tim Grance
Some Commercial Cloud Offerings
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Cloud Taxonomy
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Where is all of this?
Data Centers
Table 1-1
Data Centers By Size and Region
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Data Ce nte rs by S ize and Re g io n, 2010-2016
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