Storage and Backup as Services
Storage as a Service or StaaS
Storage as a Service is an essential part of the IaaS and PaaS offerings. VMs need storage in order to run. There are various types of Cloud StaaS as described…
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Storage and Backup as ServicesBackup as a Service or BaaS
Backup as a Service or BaaS Backup and Recovery as a Service (Backup as a Service) is a category of service that replicates data to multiple IT systems and dat…
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Cloud ModelsMost Organisations will have Hybrid Cloud Architectures
Hybrid Cloud models will predominate the computing landscape in the years to come. As the underlying technologies which make up the Cloud eco-system continue t…
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Cloud ModelsPublic, Private and Hybrid Cloud Deployments Comparison
The first public cloud service provider to achieve wide acceptance and scale was Amazon Web Services (AWS). This is an example of a true public cloud compute o…
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Cloud Design GoalsScaling and Cloud Services
Scaling from an IT resource perspective is the ability of the IT resource to handle increased or decreased usage demands. The following are types of scaling: H…
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Cloud ModelsCloud Management Platform Architecture
Cloud management systems vary greatly in their features, ease of use, flexibility, and cost. A cloud provider (or private cloud operator) can develop its own c…
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Cloud ModelsCloud Deployment Models and Hybrid Cloud Computing
Most large, complex organizations, firms and business models will likely use a ‘hybrid cloud’ model. Smaller firms can use a ‘public cloud mo…
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Dev, Test, OptimisationDevelopment and Test as a Service [DTaaS]
A Development and Test as a Service (also called Dev/Test) offering technically fits within the definition of PaaS with several unique features that facilitate…
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Dev, Test, OptimisationCloud Management Platforms: Software Applications, Integration, Packages, Orchestration
Integration of COTS with the Cloud; Docker, Containers and APIs. Cloud management systems have varied capabilities to provision and administer industry-leading…
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Dev, Test, OptimisationCloud: Setting up Orchestration workflows and automation
Source: IDC study 2016 http://siliconangle.com/blog/2016/09/20/cisco-backed-study-finds-few-firms-have-optimized-cloud-plans/ An ‘orchestration system’ is esse…
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Dev, Test, OptimisationCloud Management Platform Architecture
Cloud management systems vary greatly in their features, ease of use, flexibility, and cost. A cloud provider (or private cloud operator) can develop its own c…
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Cloud Design GoalsMapping Cloud Characteristics to Business Issues
Mapping Cloud Characteristics to Business Issues As organizations move critical compute, storage, and application systems to cloud providers, several additiona…
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