Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Types of Cloud


Based on deployment model

The deployment model tells you where the cloud is located and for what purpose. On the basis of deployment model following are the types of cloud:
  • Public 
  • Private
  • Community 
  • Hybrid

Based on Service Model

Service model describe the type of service that the service provider is offering. The best-known service models are:
  • Software as a Service
  • Platform as a Service
  • Infrastructure as a Service
This is also known as SPI model


What is Cloud Computing?


Cloud Computing refers to applications and services that run on distributed network using visualized resources and accessed by common Internet protocols and networking standards. In cloud computing, resources are virtual and limitless and details of the physical systems on which software runs are abstracted(hidden) from the user.