Cloud Computing Infrastructure
Cloud Computing Infrastructure
Cloud Infrastructure which comes under the backend part of cloud architecture
represents the hardware and software component such as server, storage, networking,
management software, deployment software and virtualization software etc. In backend,
cloud infrastructure enables the complete cloud computing system.
Cloud infrastructure has more capabilities of providing the same services as the physical
infrastructure to the customers. The most important point is that cloud infrastructure
should have some basic infrastructural constraints like transparency, scalability, security
and intelligent monitoring etc.
Components of cloud infrastructure
1. Hypervisor :
2. Management Software :
3. Deployment Software :
Deployment software helps in deploying and integrating the application on the cloud. So,
typically it helps in building a virtual computing environment.
4. Network :
It is one of the key component of cloud infrastructure which is responsible for connecting
cloud services over the internet. For the transmission of data and resources externally and
internally network is must required.
5. Server :
Server which represents the computing portion of the cloud infrastructure is responsible
for managing and delivering cloud services for various services and partners, maintaining
security etc.
6. Storage :
Storage represents the storage facility which is provided to different organizations for
storing and managing data. It provides a facility of extracting another resource if one of
the resource fails as it keeps many copies of storage.
Architecture of cloud computing
As we know, cloud computing technology is used by both small and large organizations
to store the information in cloud and access it from anywhere at anytime using the internet
connection.
Cloud computing architecture is a combination of service-oriented
architecture and event-driven 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
1. Client Infrastructure
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:
ii. 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,
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.
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
9. Internet
The Internet is medium through which front end and back end can interact and
communicate with each other.