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Basics of Cloud Computing

A consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such as server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with the service provider. Capabilities are available over the network and accessed through standard mechanisms that promote use by heterogeneous thin or thick client platforms. Capabilities can be rapidly and elastically provisioned, in some cases automatically, to quickly scale out and rapidly released to quickly scale in. To the consumer, the capabilities available for provisioning often appear to be unlimited and can be purchased in any quantity at any time. The provider’s computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers using a multi-tenant model, with different physical and virtual resources dynamically assigned and reassigned according to consumer demand. Examples of resources include storage, processing, memory, network bandwidth, and virtual machines. Cloud systems automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service. Resource usage can be monitored, controlled, and reported, providing transparency for both the provider and consumer of the utilized service. The cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more clouds (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability (e.g., cloud bursting for load balancing between clouds) The cloud infrastructure is operated solely for an organization. It may be managed by the organization or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise. The cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a specific community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations). It may be managed by the organizations or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise. The cloud infrastructure is made available to the general public or a large industry group and is owned by an organization selling cloud services. The capability provided to the consumer is to use the provider’s applications running on a cloud infrastructure. The applications are accessible from various client devices through a thin client interface such as a web browser. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure, with the possible exception of limited user specific application configuration settings. The capability provided to the consumer is to deploy onto the cloud infrastructure consumer-created or acquired applications created using programming languages and tools supported by the provider. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure, but has control over the deployed applications and possibly application hosting environment configurations. The capability provided to the consumer is to provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources where the consumer is able to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can include operating systems and applications. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure but has control over operating systems, storage, typically through a pay-per-use business model, deployed applications, and possibly limited control of select networking components.

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  • Cloud Computing
    • Basics of Cloud Computing
    • Business Cases
    • Use Cases
    • Frequent Cloud Questions
  • Why RapidCompute
    • Our Platform
    • Security
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Sales
    • Pricing Calculator
    • Request a Callback
    • Our Policies
  • RapidSupport
    • Standard Services
    • Managed Services
    • Support Videos
    • Open a Trouble Ticket
    • Knowledge Base
  • About Us
    • About RapidCompute
    • About Cybernet
    • Message from the CEO
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