General Cloud-Computing Platform
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A General Cloud-Computing Platform is a cloud computing platform.
- Context:
- It can (typically) offer a range of Cloud Services, including:
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), providing virtualized computing resources over the internet.
- Platform as a Service (PaaS), offering hardware and software tools over the internet, usually for application development.
- Software as a Service (SaaS), delivering software applications over the internet, on a subscription basis.
- Database as a Service (DBaaS), enabling users to use cloud databases without managing the underlying infrastructure.
- Function as a Service (FaaS), allowing users to execute code in response to events without managing server infrastructure.
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- It can (typically) offer a range of Cloud Services, including:
- Example(s):
- Amazon Web Services (AWS), a comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally.
- Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing service for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP), offering a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products.
- IBM Cloud, providing a suite of cloud computing services, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, across public, private, and hybrid deployment models.
- Oracle Cloud, offering a comprehensive cloud computing service with applications, platform, and infrastructure offerings designed to support various business needs.
- Alibaba Cloud, a leading cloud service provider in Asia, providing a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services to businesses globally.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Niche Cloud Platform, which relies on local hardware and software without utilizing cloud-based services.
- Traditional Data Center, where organizations use their own facility to host and manage IT infrastructure, as opposed to outsourcing to cloud service providers.
- See: Cloud-Computing Strategy, Software-As-A-Service, Cloud Data Storage Service, Collocation Service, Virtualization, Cloud Service Model.
References
2024a
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing Retrieved:2024-4-28.
- Cloud computing[1] is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user. Large clouds often have functions distributed over multiple locations, each of which is a data center. Cloud computing relies on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and typically uses a pay-as-you-go model, which can help in reducing capital expenses but may also lead to unexpected operating expenses for users.
- ↑ Montazerolghaem, Ahmadreza; Yaghmaee, Mohammad Hossein; Leon-Garcia, Alberto (September 2020). “Green Cloud Multimedia Networking: NFV/SDN Based Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation". IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking. 4 (3): 873–889. doi:10.1109/TGCN.2020.2982821. ISSN 2473-2400. S2CID 216188024. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
2024b
- (ChatGPT-OpenAI, 2024) ⇒ Prompt: Summarize the concept General Cloud-Computing Platform in 1- 2 paragraphs. ChatGPT (model:gpt-4-turbo-preview). Retrieved: 2024-04-28.
- QUOTE: A General Cloud-Computing Platform refers to a broad, scalable service model that delivers computing resources over the internet. This platform encompasses a variety of services including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence, all aimed at offering faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. Users can rent access to these resources from a cloud service provider, thereby avoiding the capital expense of owning and maintaining their own computing infrastructures.
The model offers different levels of service, primarily classified as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. IaaS provides the fundamental compute, storage, and networking resources on-demand, on a pay-as-you-go basis. PaaS delivers a framework for developers to build upon, simplifying the process of creating web or mobile applications without worrying about managing the underlying infrastructure. SaaS, on the other hand, makes software applications available via the internet, on a subscription basis. This general cloud computing environment supports a wide array of use cases, from email and web hosting to big data analysis and artificial intelligence, catering to the needs of both individual users and organizations across various industries.
- QUOTE: A General Cloud-Computing Platform refers to a broad, scalable service model that delivers computing resources over the internet. This platform encompasses a variety of services including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence, all aimed at offering faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. Users can rent access to these resources from a cloud service provider, thereby avoiding the capital expense of owning and maintaining their own computing infrastructures.