Cloud Computing Flashcards
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What is cloud computing?
The public cloud is a computing service model offered by third-party providers that delivers resources over the Internet. These resources are accessible from anywhere with Internet connectivity, and they’re shared among multiple users.
What is rapid elasticity?
This ability to quickly scale up resources.
What is pooling resources?
This is when the cloud provider pools computing resources from multiple data centers and dynamically allocates them to different
customers based on their needs.
What is private cloud?
The private cloud is a cloud computing model, where computing services and infrastructure are maintained on a private network, dedicated solely to one organization.
They are dedicated environments within an organization’s data center or hosted privately, providing enhanced security, control, and customization for sensitive data and compliance needs.
What is hybrid cloud?
A hybrid cloud, as the name suggests, is a combination of private and public clouds. It enables organizations to leverage the benefits of both. They can maintain critical applications in a private cloud while utilizing public resources for non-sensitive workloads or burst capacity.
What is public cloud?
For non-critical workloads and development environments, the organization can make use of the cost-effective public cloud.
Provided by vendors like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, deliver scalable, pay-as-you-go resources over the Internet. They are ideal for non-sensitive workloads and cost optimization.
What are the types of cloud computing models?
-IaaS
-PaaS
-SaaS
What is cloud automation?
At its core, Cloud automation relies on software tools and technologies to streamline the provisioning,
management, and maintenance of Cloud resources.
This process eliminates the need for manual intervention,
reducing human error and enabling organizations to respond swiftly to changing business demands.
By automating repetitive tasks, Cloud automation saves valuable time and resources and ensures consistent and
reliable execution of processes.
What are the primary benefits of cloud automation?
One of the primary benefits of Cloud automation is that it simplifies the deployment and management of Cloud services. Through automated provisioning, organizations can rapidly spin up new virtual machines, containers, or other Cloud resources with preconfigured settings and configurations.
This efficient process guarantees uniform deployment across various environments, minimizing the chance of configuration drift, and improving overall reliability.
Furthermore, Cloud automation plays a crucial role in enabling scalability, a key advantage of Cloud computing. As workloads fluctuate, whether due to seasonal demands or unexpected spikes in traffic, automation allows organizations to dynamically scale their Cloud resources up or down.
Conversely, when usage drops, resources can be scaled back down to avoid unnecessary costs. This flexibility ensures that employees always have access to the computing power they need while optimizing resource utilization and costs for an organization.
Another significant benefit of Cloud automation is its ability to enhance monitoring and incident response. By leveraging automated monitoring tools, organizations can proactively detect and respond to potential issues, such as resource utilization spikes, security breaches, or performance degradation. Automated remediation actions can be triggered, minimizing downtime and ensuring uninterrupted service delivery. Cloud automation also contributes to improved security and compliance. Automated processes can enforce consistent security policies, patch management, and configuration management across all Cloud resources. This approach reduces the risk of human error and ensures that organizations adhere to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
