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Cloud Computing Architecture

Cloud computing architecture consists of a front end, used by clients to access services, and a back end, managed by service providers to deliver resources. It includes various components such as client infrastructure, applications, services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), runtime cloud, storage, infrastructure, management, security, and the internet. This architecture enables organizations to store and access data from anywhere using internet connectivity.

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Cloud Computing Architecture

Cloud computing architecture consists of a front end, used by clients to access services, and a back end, managed by service providers to deliver resources. It includes various components such as client infrastructure, applications, services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), runtime cloud, storage, infrastructure, management, security, and the internet. This architecture enables organizations to store and access data from anywhere using internet connectivity.

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Cloud Computing Architecture

As we know, cloud computing technology is used by both small and large


organizations to store the information in cloud and access it from
anywhere at any time using the internet connection.

Cloud computing architecture is a combination of service-oriented


architecture and event-driven architecture.

Cloud computing architecture is divided into the following two parts -

o Front End
o Back End

The below diagram shows the architecture of cloud computing -

Front End
The front end is used by the client. It contains client-side interfaces and
applications that are required to access the cloud computing platforms.
The front end includes web servers (including Chrome, Firefox, internet
explorer, etc.), thin & fat clients, tablets, and mobile devices.

Back End
The back end is used by the service provider. It manages all the resources
that are required to provide cloud computing services. It includes a huge
amount of data storage, security mechanism, virtual machines, deploying
models, servers, traffic control mechanisms, etc.

Components of Cloud Computing Architecture


There are the following components of cloud computing architecture -

1. Client Infrastructure

Client Infrastructure is a Front end component. It provides GUI (Graphical


User Interface) to interact with the cloud.

2. Application

The application may be any software or platform that a client wants to


access.

3. Service

A Cloud Services manages that which type of service you access


according to the client’s requirement.

Cloud computing offers the following three type of services:

i. Software as a Service (SaaS) – It is also known as cloud


application services. Mostly, SaaS applications run directly through the
web browser means we do not require to download and install these
applications. Some important example of SaaS is given below –

Example: Google Apps, Salesforce Dropbox, Slack, Hubspot, Cisco


WebEx.

ii. Platform as a Service (PaaS) – It is also known as cloud


platform services. It is quite similar to SaaS, but the difference is that
PaaS provides a platform for software creation, but using SaaS, we can
access software over the internet without the need of any platform.

Example: Windows Azure, Force.com, Magento Commerce Cloud,


OpenShift.

iii. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – It is also known as cloud


infrastructure services. It is responsible for managing applications
data, middleware, and runtime environments.

Example: Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2, Google Compute Engine


(GCE), Cisco Metapod.
4. Runtime Cloud

Runtime Cloud provides the execution and runtime environment to


the virtual machines.

5. Storage

Storage is one of the most important components of cloud computing. It


provides a huge amount of storage capacity in the cloud to store and
manage data.

6. Infrastructure

It provides services on the host level, application level, and network


level. Cloud infrastructure includes hardware and software components
such as servers, storage, network devices, virtualization software, and
other storage resources that are needed to support the cloud computing
model.

7. Management

Management is used to manage components such as application, service,


runtime cloud, storage, infrastructure, and other security issues in the
backend and establish coordination between them.

8. Security

Security is an in-built back end component of cloud computing. It


implements a security mechanism in the back end.

9. Internet

The Internet is medium through which front end and back end can interact
and communicate with each other.

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