Cloud Computing

The core ideas of cloud computing are treating electricity as a commodity, making it cheap, easy, and interoperable.

The promises of cloud computing include cost savings due to economies of scale, lower CAPEX/OPEX, scalability, elasticity/flexibility, resource decoupling, and expertise/high-level service.

The problems associated with cloud computing include high cost, vendor lock-in, limited control, unpredictability (noisy neighbor), and confusion caused by huge changes in infrastructure.

<p>The different scenarios of cloud computing include utopia (commoditized cheap interoperable cloud service driving innovation) and dystopia (small number of hyperscalers, incompatibilities, technological stagnation).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The requirements of cloud computing from a provider's perspective include a datacenter, network, a way of adjusting resources, avoiding interference between customers, and a billing mechanism.</p> Signup and view all the answers