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Cloud Computing Architecture and Management

The document discusses cloud computing architecture, anatomy, and management. It describes the hierarchical view of cloud architecture as having 4 layers - the user/client layer, network layer, cloud management layer, and hardware resource layer. It then explains the core structure of clouds, known as the anatomy, which includes applications, platforms, infrastructure, virtualization, and physical hardware components. Finally, it discusses important management issues in clouds and how applications and infrastructure are managed.

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Cloud Computing Architecture and Management

The document discusses cloud computing architecture, anatomy, and management. It describes the hierarchical view of cloud architecture as having 4 layers - the user/client layer, network layer, cloud management layer, and hardware resource layer. It then explains the core structure of clouds, known as the anatomy, which includes applications, platforms, infrastructure, virtualization, and physical hardware components. Finally, it discusses important management issues in clouds and how applications and infrastructure are managed.

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Cloud Computing Architecture and Management

There are several processes and components of cloud computing are Architecture, Anatomy
and Management of cloud computing. Architecture is the hierarchical view of describing a
technology. This usually includes the components over which the existing technology is built
and the components that are dependent on the technology.

Anatomy describes the core structure of the cloud. Once the structure of the cloud is clear, the
network connections in the cloud and the details about the cloud application need to be
known.

Similarly, cloud management discusses the important management issues and ways in which
the current cloud scenario is managed. It describes the way an application and infrastructure
in the cloud are managed. Management is important because of the quality of service (QoS)
factors that are involved in the cloud.

1. Cloud Architecture:

The cloud architecture can be divided into four layers based on the access of the cloud by the
user. They are as follows.

1.1 Layer 1 (User/Client Layer)

This layer is the lowest layer in the cloud architecture. All the users or client belong to this
layer. This is the place where the client/user initiates the connection to the cloud. The client
can be any device such as a thin client, thick client, or mobile or any handheld device. The
thin client refers to a device that is completely dependent on some other system for its
complete functionality. In simple terms, they have very low processing capability. Similarly,
thick clients are general computers that have adequate processing capability. They have
sufficient capability for independent work. Usually, a cloud application can be accessed in
the same way as a web application.

1.2 Layer 2 (Network Layer)

This layer allows the users to connect to the cloud. This is primarily the Internet in the case of
a public cloud. The public cloud usually exists in a specific location and the user would not
know the location as it is abstract. And, the public cloud can be accessed all over the world.
In the case of a private cloud, the connectivity may be provided by a local area network
(LAN). Usually, when accessing the public or private cloud, the users require minimum
bandwidth, which is sometimes defined by the cloud providers.
This layer does not come under the purview of service-level agreements (SLAs), that is,
SLAs do not take into account the Internet connection between the user and cloud for quality
of service (QoS).

1.3 Layer 3 (Cloud Management Layer)

This layer consists of software that are used in managing the cloud. The software can be a
cloud operating system (OS), a software that acts as an interface between the data canter
(actual resources) and the user, or a management software that allows managing resources.
These softwares usually allow resource management (scheduling, provisioning, etc.),
optimization (server consolidation, storage workload consolidation), and internal cloud
governance.
This layer comes under the purview of SLAs, that is, the operations taking place in this layer
would affect the SLAs that are being decided upon between the users and the service
providers. Any delay in processing or any discrepancy in service provisioning may lead to an
SLA violation. As per rules, any SLA violation would result in a penalty to be given by the
service provider.
These SLAs are for both private and public clouds Popular service providers are Amazon
Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure for public cloud. Similarly, OpenStack and
Eucalyptus allow private cloud creation, deployment, and management.

1.4 Layer 4 (Hardware Resource Layer)


Layer 4 consists of provisions for actual hardware resources. Usually, in the case of a public
cloud, a data centre is used in the back end. Similarly, in a private cloud, it can be a data
centre, which is a huge collection of hardware resources interconnected to each other that is
present in a specific location or a high configuration system. This layer comes under the
purview of SLAs. This is the most important layer that governs the SLAs. Whenever a user
accesses the cloud, it should be available to the users as quickly as possible and should be
within the time that is defined by the SLAs. If there is any issue in provisioning the resources
or application, the service provider has to pay the penalty. Hence, the data centre consists of a
high-speed network connection and a highly efficient algorithm to transfer the data from the
data centre to the manager.

2. Anatomy of the Cloud

Cloud anatomy can be simply defined as the structure of the cloud. Anatomy can be con-
sidered as a part of architecture. The basic structure of the cloud is described in Figure 2 and
it depicts the most standard anatomy that is the base for the cloud.

Fig. 2 Cloud structure

There are basically five components of the cloud:

1. Application: The upper layer is the application layer. In this layer, any applications are
executed.
2. Platform: This component consists of platforms that are responsible for the execution of
the application. This platform is between the infrastructure and the application.
3. Infrastructure: The infrastructure consists of resources over which the other components
work. This provides computational capability to the user.
4. Virtualization: Virtualization is the process of making logical components of resources
over the existing physical resources. The logical components are isolated and
independent, which form the infrastructure.
5. Physical hardware: The physical hardware is provided by server and storage units.

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