Week 6 The Cloud

A combination of a public cloud and a private cloud

A hybrid cloud is_______.

Public Cloud

A large cluster of machines run by another company

Cloud Computing

A new model in computing where large clusters of machines let us use the total resources available in a better way

Hypervisor

A piece of software that runs and manages virtual machines is known as a __________.

Hypervisor

A piece of software that runs and manages virtual machines, while also offering these guests a virtual operating platform that's indistinguishable from actual hardware

Virtualization

A single physical machine, called a host, could run many individual virtual instances, called guests

Platform as a service (PaaS)

A subset of cloud computing where a platform is provided for customers to run their services

Cloud Computing

A technological approach where computing resources are provisioned in a shareable way, so that lots of users get what they need, when they need it

Hybrid Cloud

A term used to describe situations where companies might run things like their most sensitive proprietary technologies on a private cloud, while entrusting their less-sensitive servers to a public cloud

Software as a service (SaaS

A way of licensing the use of software to others while keeping that software centrally hosted and managed

SaaS

Office 365 outlook is an example of_______.

Private Cloud

Used by a single large corporation and generally physically hosted on its own premises

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

You shouldn't have to worry about building your own network or your own servers