What is cloud computing?
Cloud computing, often referred to as "the cloud", is the delivery of computing services
like servers, storage, databases, etc.
Is it a new technology per se? What are the unique technology features of cloud computing, if any?
Cloud computing is considered modern technology, as in a new technology that is always improving.
Some of its unique technological features include: Resources pooling ,sharing files on "the cloud"
- easy maintenance - economical ,reduces the IT expenditure of the organizations
- security, making copies of saved files to prevent them from being lost
- automation, its ability to maintain its servers and configure them.
What are the three major cloud service models?
The three major components are:
1. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
2. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
3. Software as a Service (SaaS)
Name at least 3 real-world domains where the application of cloud computing was (or can be) very enabling and effective.
Some real-world uses or application for cloud computing are: test and development,
where it makes software development a lot more efficient
- cloud storage, files can be uploaded to the cloud, making them secure and prevent data loss
- collaboration, using tools like Google Docs and Microsoft Office 365 which allow people to work on the same file at the same time.
What is the economic/business model of cloud computing?
Cloud economics is the business model of cloud computing.
It is a process that analyzes the the financial and functional affect of cloud computing on a business.
References:
Microsoft Azure. What is cloud computing
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/cloud-computing-dictionary/what-is-cloud-computing
Javatpoint. Features of Cloud Computing
https://www.javatpoint.com/features-of-cloud-computing
Cloudticity. What Are the 3 Main Cloud Computing Service Models? SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
https://blog.cloudticity.com/the-three-main-cloud-computing-service-models#:~:text=The%20three%20main%20cloud%20computing,specific%20types%20of%20business%20objectives.
INFOSECTRAIN. Real-World Applications of Cloud Computing
https://www.infosectrain.com/blog/real-world-applications-of-cloud-computing/
Oracle. What is Cloud Economics
https://www.oracle.com/cloud/cloud-economics-explained/