Cloud Infrastructure
What is cloud infrastructure?
Cloud infrastructure is no different from typical data center infrastructure except that it’s virtualized and offered as a service to be consumed via the Internet. Servers, storage, compute resources, and security are all key components of cloud infrastructure.
What are the components of "the cloud"?
“The cloud” consists of front- and back-end platforms and the delivery network that connects them. The front-end platform can be an end-user device-such as a PC, tablet, or mobile phone-or it can be a computer network. The back-end platform is the physical infrastructure or software applications being accessed via the delivery network, which is typically the Internet, but in some cases might be an intranet.
What is cloud infrastructure as a service?
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) forms the foundational layer of cloud-based computing, allowing users to build virtualized IT platforms that scale easily. In this model, third-party-hosted hardware is made available to users for rapid provisioning in a virtualized environment. Users access these resources via a browser-based management console or by API. IaaS services scale to meet demand, and customers pay for only the resources they use.
Taking infrastructure a step further, platform as a service (PaaS) offerings include a complete development environment that is hosted in the cloud with an OS, web server, tools, programming language, database, network, servers, storage, and more. The PaaS provider hosts and maintains the system and often builds a solution tailored to the unique needs of the customer. Many providers offer pay-as-you-go and other online pricing models.
What is cloud infrastructure management?
The set-up, configuration, monitoring, and optimization of virtual machines and cloud services all fall under the heading of “cloud infrastructure management.” These activities typically happen through a web-based interface.
Why cloud infrastructure?
Cloud infrastructure can be managed much more efficiently than traditional physical infrastructure, which typically requires that individual servers, storage, compute, and networking components be procured and assembled to support an application. With cloud infrastructure, DevOps teams can deploy infrastructure programmatically as part of an application’s code.
Cloud infrastructure is flexible and scalable, making it ideal for enterprise computing. Using technologies such as hyperconverged or composable infrastructure, you can turn your on-premises data center into cloud-like infrastructure that can be integrated into a multicloud system and managed from a single dashboard.
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