Unit-3 Cloud
Architecture, Services
and Storage
-Dr.J.Jeyavel
Cloud Architecture
Front End
• The front end is used by the client. It contains client-side interfaces
and applications that are required to access the cloud computing
platforms.
• The front end includes web servers (including Chrome, Firefox,
internet explorer, etc.), thin & fat clients, tablets, and mobile devices.
Back End
• The back end is used by the service provider. It manages all the
resources that are required to provide cloud computing services.
• It includes a huge amount of data storage, security mechanism,
virtual machines, deploying models, servers, traffic control
mechanisms, etc.
Components of Cloud Computing
Architecture
• Client Infrastructure
• Client Infrastructure is a Front end component. It provides GUI
(Graphical User Interface) to interact with the cloud.
• 2. Application
• The application may be any software or platform that a client wants to
access.
3. Service
• A Cloud Services manages that which type of service you access
according to the client’s requirement.
• Cloud computing offers the following three type of services:
• i. Software as a Service (SaaS) – It is also known as cloud application
services. Mostly, SaaS applications run directly through the web
browser means we do not require to download and install these
applications. Some important example of SaaS is given below –
• Example: Google Apps, Salesforce Dropbox, Slack, Hubspot, Cisco
WebEx.
• Platform as a Service (PaaS) – It is also known as cloud
platform services. It is quite similar to SaaS, but the difference is that
PaaS provides a platform for software creation, but using SaaS, we can
access software over the internet without the need of any platform.
• Example: Windows Azure, Force.com, Magento Commerce Cloud,
OpenShift.
3. Services(Contd..)
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – It is also known as cloud
infrastructure services. It is responsible for managing applications
data, middleware, and runtime environments.
• Example: Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2, Google Compute Engine
(GCE), Cisco Metapod.
• 7.Management
• Management is used to manage components such as application,
service, runtime cloud, storage, infrastructure, and other security issues
in the backend and establish coordination between them.
• 8. Security
• Security is an in-built back end component of cloud computing. It
implements a security mechanism in the back end.
• 9. Internet
• The Internet is medium through which front end and back end can
interact and communicate with each other.
• 4. Runtime Cloud
• Runtime Cloud provides the execution and runtime environment to the virtual
machines.
• 5. Storage
• Storage is one of the most important components of cloud computing. It provides
a huge amount of storage capacity in the cloud to store and manage data.
• 6. Infrastructure
• It provides services on the host level, application level, and network level. Cloud
infrastructure includes hardware and software components such as servers,
storage, network devices, virtualization software, and other storage resources
that are needed to support the cloud computing model.
Cloud Deployment Models
• Public Cloud
• Private Cloud
• Community Cloud
• Hybrid Cloud
Cloud Deployment Models
Factors Public Cloud Private Cloud Community Cloud Hybrid Cloud
Complex, requires a Complex, requires a Complex, requires a
Initial Setup Easy
professional team to setup professional team to setup professional team to setup
Scalability and Flexibility High High Fixed High
Distributed cost among Between public and private
Cost-Comparison Cost-Effective Costly
members cloud
Reliability Low Low High High
Data Security Low High High High
Data Privacy Low High High High
