Cloud Computing Infrastructure

Cloud Infrastructure Components

Cloud infrastructure consists of servers, storage, network, management software, and deployment software and platform virtualization.

HYPERVISOR

Hypervisor is a firmware or low-level program that acts as a Virtual Machine Manager. It allows to share the single physical instance of cloud resources between several tenants.

MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Management Software helps to maintain and configure the infrastructure.

DEPLOYMENT SOFTWARE

Deployment software helps to deploy and integrate the application on the cloud.

NETWORK
Network is the key component of cloud infrastructure. It allows to connect cloud services over the Internet. It is also possible to deliver network as a utility over the Internet, i.e., the consumer can customize the network route and protocol.

CLOUD COMPUTING PROVIDER

This step includes selecting a cloud provider on basis of Service Level Agreement (SLA), which defines the level of service the provider will meet.

MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL SERVICE

Maintenance and Technical services are provided by the cloud provider. They must have to ensure the quality of services.



Cloud Computing-Technologies

Thereare certain technologies that are working behind the cloud computing platforms making cloud computing flexible, reliable, usable. These technologies are listed below:

Virtualization
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Grid Computing
Utility Computing