Cloud Offerings Explained. Cloud computing enables many advantages for
increasingly dynamic business IT environments. While every cloud computing ...
Cloud Offerings Explained Cloud computing enables many advantages for increasingly dynamic business IT environments. While every cloud computing deployment is unique, understanding typical cloud configurations and services provides a sound basis for identifying the right approach for your evolving IT infrastructure. Public Cloud
Private Cloud
Infrastructure and services are dynamically provisioned to specific users or the general public on a self-service basis. Unrelated customers or organizations often share services and resources.
A server environment dedicated to a single organization. Managed either by you or a third-party service provider.
Benefits: • Data/application access anytime, anywhere, from any client device
Benefits: • Most secure, given firewall protection from other users and organizations
• Pay-per-use Hardware/Software/Infrastructure
• Maximize use of available resources through dedicated computing platforms
• Reduce internal IT costs/asset depreciation
• Easier compliance with data storage regulations
• New applications or services can be deployed quickly and efficiently
• IT costs billed back to departments based on actual usage vs. allocations
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Hybrid Cloud
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A cloud computing environment where some resources are managed in-house or hosted “privately” by a service provider while others are provisioned externally via public cloud. Benefits: • Blends the confidence and security of a dedicated IT infrastructure with the flexibility and scalability of the public cloud. • Enables you to assign the most appropriate cloud type (public vs. private) to specific apps and business processes. • Turnkey, remotely manageable cloud solutions available
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• Rapidly growing in popularity among small to mid-sized businesses
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Know the Cloud: Services Terminology
Regardless of the particular configuration, typical cloud services can include: PaaS (Platform as a Service)
Enables development of custom applications and migration of legacy applications to cloud environments.
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
Provision model in which an organization outsources equipment used to support operations—enabling on-demand and highly scalable capacity.
SaaS (Software as a Service)
“On-demand” application delivery model operated by a third-party provider. Can involve an outsourced service provider managing an ISV’s software as a service.
TaaS (Testing as a Service)
Provisioning of services to support application and infrastructure technology testing. Can include virtualized, scalable, on-demand test labs with Web interfaces for self-provisioning and multiplatform environment management.
Learn More Cloud computing is constantly evolving, learn more about how Intel is shaping this new business-focused approach to IT: www.intel.com/cloud
