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*Unit I: Introduction to Cloud Computing*

**1. What is Cloud Computing?**

- **Definition**: Cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing services—servers, storage,
databases, networking, software, analytics, and more—over the internet (“the cloud”).

- **Key Characteristics**:

- **On-demand self-service**: Users can provision resources as needed automatically.

- **Broad network access**: Services are available over the network and accessed through standard
mechanisms.

- **Resource pooling**: Provider’s computing resources are pooled to serve multiple customers using
a multi-tenant model.

- **Rapid elasticity**: Resources can be elastically provisioned and released to scale rapidly outward
and inward commensurate with demand.

- **Measured service**: Resource usage is monitored, controlled, and reported, providing

transparency for both the provider and consumer of the utilized service.

**2. Service Models**:

- **Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)**: Provides virtualized computing resources over the internet.
Examples include Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine.

- **Platform as a Service (PaaS)**: Provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and
manage applications without dealing with the underlying infrastructure. Examples include Google App
Engine, Microsoft Azure.

- **Software as a Service (SaaS)**: Delivers software applications over the internet, on a subscription
basis. Examples include Gmail, Google Workspace.
**3. Deployment Models**:
- **Public Cloud**: Services offered over the public internet and available to anyone who wants to
purchase them. Examples include AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure.

- **Private Cloud**: Services are maintained on a private network, offering more security and control.
Examples include VMware vCloud.

- **Hybrid Cloud**: Combines public and private clouds, allowing data and applications to be shared
between them. Examples include IBM Cloud.

- **Community Cloud**: Shared infrastructure for a specific community with common concerns
(security, compliance, jurisdiction, etc.). Examples include government or academic institutions.

### **Unit II: Virtualization Technology**

**1. What is Virtualization?**

- **Definition**: The process of creating a virtual version of something, including virtual computer
hardware platforms, storage devices, and computer network resources.

- **Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM)/Hypervisor**: Software that creates and runs virtual machines.

- **Types of Hypervisors**:

- **Type 1 (Bare Metal)**: Runs directly on physical hardware and manages resources for virtual
machines. Examples: VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V.

- **Type 2 (Hosted)**: Runs on a host operating system and supports guest operating systems.
Examples: Oracle VirtualBox, VMware Workstation.

**2. Types of Virtualization**:

- **Server Virtualization**: Partitioning a physical server into smaller virtual servers. Enhances
resource utilization and reduces costs.

- **Desktop Virtualization**: Hosting a desktop operating system on a centralized server. Examples:

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
 - **Application Virtualization**: Running applications in environments separate from their native
installations. Examples: VMware ThinApp.

- **Network Virtualization**: Combining hardware and software network resources and network
functionality into a single, software-based administrative entity.

- **Storage Virtualization**: Pooling physical storage from multiple network storage devices to appear
as a single storage device.

### **Unit III: Cloud-Based Services**

**1. Web Services**:

- **Compute Services**: Provide computing power, such as virtual machines. Examples: AWS EC2,
Google Compute Engine.

- **Storage Services**: Offer scalable, secure storage solutions. Examples: Amazon S3, Google Cloud
Storage.

- **Database Services**: Manage databases as services. Examples: Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL.

- **Machine Learning Services**: Provide tools for building, training, and deploying ML models.
Examples: AWS SageMaker, Google AI Platform.

- **Analytics Services**: Offer tools for analyzing big data. Examples: AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery.

- **Networking Services**: Include virtual private networks (VPNs), load balancers, and content
delivery networks (CDNs). Examples: Amazon VPC, Google Cloud Load Balancing.

**2. Cloud Economics**:

- **Pay-as-you-go Pricing**: Users pay only for the resources they consume, which helps optimize
costs.

- **Cost Management**: Involves monitoring and managing cloud spending. Tools include AWS Cost
Explorer and Google Cloud Pricing Calculator.

**3. Cloud Infrastructure**:

 - **Regions**: Physical locations in the world where data centers are clustered.

- **Availability Zones**: Discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity
within a region.

- **Edge Locations**: Sites that cache data to reduce latency and improve the speed of content
delivery.

### **Unit IV: Compute and Storage Services**

**1. Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)**

- **Instance Types**:

- **General Purpose**: Balanced resources for a variety of workloads. Examples: t2.micro, m5.large.

- **Compute Optimized**: High-performance processors for compute-intensive tasks. Examples:

c5.large, c5n.xlarge.

- **Memory Optimized**: Large memory capacities for memory-intensive tasks. Examples: r5.large,
x1e.32xlarge.

**2. Storage Services**:

- **Elastic Block Store (EBS)**: Provides persistent block storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2
instances.

- **Simple Storage Service (S3)**: Object storage service with various storage classes to optimize cost
and performance. Examples: Standard, Intelligent-Tiering, Standard-IA (Infrequent Access), One Zone-IA,
Glacier.

### **Unit V: Cloud Security & Migration**

**1. Cloud vs Traditional Security**

- **Shared Responsibility Model**:
 - **Cloud Provider**: Responsible for the security of the cloud infrastructure.

- **Customer**: Responsible for the security of data, access control, and application.

- **Security Threats and Challenges**:

- **Data Breaches**: Unauthorized access to data.

- **Account Hijacking**: Compromise of user credentials.

- **Insecure APIs**: Vulnerabilities in cloud service APIs that can be exploited.

**2. Identity and Access Management (IAM)**:

- **AWS IAM**: Allows management of access to AWS services and resources securely.

- **Users**: Individual accounts with permissions.

- **Groups**: Collections of users with common permissions.

- **Roles**: Assign permissions to AWS services.

- **Policies**: Define permissions for users, groups, and roles.

**3. Service Level Agreements (SLAs)**:

- **Definition**: Formal agreements between service providers and customers, defining the level of
service expected.

- **Components**: Include service description, performance metrics, responsibilities, and penalties

for service breaches.

**4. Migration Strategies**:

- **Rehosting (Lift and Shift)**: Moving applications without significant changes.

- **Refactoring (Re-architecting)**: Modifying applications to leverage cloud-native features.

- **Replatforming**: Making small changes to optimize for the cloud environment.

- **Repurchasing**: Moving to a different product, often a SaaS model.

- **Retiring**: Phasing out outdated applications.

 - **Retaining**: Keeping some applications on-premises while moving others to the cloud.

### **Textbooks**

- **T1: Cloud Computing Bible** by Barrie Sosinsky (ISBN-13: 978-0470903568).

- **T2: Cloud Computing: Principles and Paradigms** by Rajkumar Buyya, James Broberg, Andrzej M.
Goscinski.

### **References**

- **R1: Cloud Computing: Principles, Systems and Applications** by Nikos Antonopoulos, Lee Gillam.

- **R2: Cloud Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Secure Cloud Computing** by Ronald L. Krutz, Russell
Dean Vines.

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