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Cloud Computing Demystified
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter 2: Why should you move your business from in-house hosting to cloud? ……………..
Chapter 3: What is ‘as a service’? ………………………………………………………………………………………
a) Cloud Platforms
(i) Iaas
(ii) PaaS
(iii) SaaS
(iv) Now everything will be available as AaaS
b) Demystifying Cloud Myths
Chapter 4: Entering the cloud ……………………….……………………………………………………………………
a) Public
b) Private
c) Hybrid
Chapter 5: Who is using ‘Cloud’? ………………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter 6: Why Should You Move to ‘Cloud’? ……………………………………………………………………
Chapter 7: Cloud Security and Risks ……………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter 8: About CloudOYE.com ………………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter 9: Build your own cloud in < 5 mins ………………………………………………………………………
Chapter 10: Migrating Apps to Cloud with CloudOYE.com ……………………………………………………
Chapter 11: Quick Facts AboutCloudOYE …………………………………………………………………………….
Chapter 12: Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

What this book covers
Chapter 1: Introduction familiarizes you with Cloud Computing
and its various characteristics.
“Cloud computing is
Chapter 2: Why should you move your business from in-house a model for enabling
hosting to cloud, offers you with a quick glance on convenient,
some major reasons why businesses are migrating on-demand network
their in-house infrastructure to cloud access to a shared
Chapter 3: What is ‘as a service’, coaches you all about Software pool of configurable
as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service and Platform computing resources
as a Service models and ways in which they reduce IT that can be rapidly
support costs. provisioned and
released with
Chapter 4: Entering the cloud, teaches you about the different minimal
types of clouds and related technological solutions management
that are affordable and faster for businesses. effort or service
provider interaction”
Chapter 5: Who is using ‘Cloud’, walks you through areas where
cloud computing is being used by firms to augment NATIONAL
the efficiency of business-critical applications. INSTITUTE OF
STANDARDS
Chapter 6: Why Should You Move to ‘Cloud’ briefs you about the
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reasons why cloud is the best solution for your trade
TECHNOLOGY
and how it has paved way for a paradigm transition in
the evolution of IT.
Chapter 7: Cloud Security and Risks, teaches you all about security issues related to businesses
and how Cloud computing tackles them.
Chapter 8: About CloudOYE.com, talks about the services offered by CloudOYE.com.
Chapter 9: Build your own cloud in < 5 mins, outlines a step-by-step guide.
Chapter 10: Migrating Apps to Cloud with CloudOYE.com
Chapter 11: Quick facts about CloudOYE, is an overview of CloudOYE.com.
Chapter 12: Summary

Introduction
WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?
It is a computing paradigm, wherein a huge cluster of systems are interconnected in a public or
private network to provide highly resilient infrastructure for housing business critical applications
and confidential files in a secured environment. It delivers computing services over the web and
allows individuals as well as businesses to use hardware components and software applications
managed by the third party service providers at remote locations.
The cloud computing facilitates easy access to resources and information from anywhere over a
network with the internet connectivity. By embracing this technology, users can experience
significant cost benefits as it transforms the capital-intensive data center set-up to a variable
priced environment.
The technology is based on the fundamental principal of reusability of the IT capabilities. The most
popular examples of cloud services are online file storage, webmail, online business applications,
and social networking sites.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOUD COMPUTING

Cloud technology is enticing various sectors across the globe owing to the following characteristics
it offers to the businesses:
Elasticity
On-Demand
Service Automation
CLOUD
Characteristics
Flexibility
Rapidity
Duplicability
Scalability

On-Demand Capabilities: This feature enables users to
access cloud services via an online control panel. It
allows both individuals and businesses to scale-up or 84% of the Chief
down infrastructure as per their requirement, without Information Officers
disrupting the service provider. It is also related to the (CIOs) have trim-
utility model, pay-as-you-grow subscription method, down application
where the user only pays for the resources used during expenditure by
the subscription period. moving from the in-
house infrastructure
Elasticity: The technology can be rapidly and easily to the cloud
provisioned to match company’s changing business
requirements. It facilitates clients to quickly remove or
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add resources at any time.
Wide Network Access: Another important feature of

cloud computing is that users can access important files Revenue from Cloud
and documents from their office workstation, laptops, Services across all
or while on move through smart phones, and tablets. computing segments
The information can be read or retrieved from anywhere in India is projected
with a simple online access. to grow at a
compound annual
growth rate of 33.2%
Resource Pooling: A cloud service model pools together
between 2012 and
computing resources of the service provider to serve
2017
various users by using the multi-tenacity model, with
different virtual and physical resources dynamically GARTNER
assigned/reassigned in line with the client’s demand.
According to Gartner, resource pooling leads to
economies of scale.
Multi Tenancy: This characteristic was suggested by the

Cloud Security Alliance. It refers to the requirement of
policy driven enforcement, governance, service level
agreements, segmentation, and billing/chargeback
models for different businesses. The idea of many
tenants sharing infrastructure or resources enables
users to leverage the highly secured and scalable cloud
infrastructure with other business units.

Why should you move your business from in-house
hosting to cloud?
Cloud computing is the latest buzz in the IT industry. With

the surging growth of social, mobile, and cloud-based
applications, the technology is having a significant impact
on the users to leverage its benefits for accessing mission
critical applications and files from any platform. It has
enabled companies of all sizes to minimize infrastructure
costs while expanding computational capabilities.
LET’S TAKE A QUICK GLANCE AT THE MAJOR REASONS THAT HAVE COMPELLED
BUSINESSES TO MIGRATE THEIR IN-HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE TO CLOUD
Simplicity: The cloud arrangements are simpler as compared to the complicated traditional in-
house infrastructure, which requires outlay for system installation, price negotiations, approvals
from the area managers, and stretched order delivery period. Cloud Hosting only requires a service
request to the vendor to install the platform.
Improved Compatibility and Integration: Another important reason for migrating to cloud is the
ease with which the platform can configure multiple applications to share critical business data or
information. Moreover, the technology makes interoperability central to the cloud hosting service
by using industry standards, such as Apache, MySQL, and PHP. This eradicates the compatibility
issues that an organization may face while running its own server.
Reliability: Cloud computing is highly reliable as the model takes care of various issues, such as
network failure, timeouts etc., that may slow down your productivity. Even if a business needs
complete control over dedicated hosting services, infrastructure outsourcing to a cloud vendor
guarantees hardware.
Economies of Scale: With the continuous flow of Big Data, workloads are substantially growing at
an incredibly faster rate. Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) has enabled enterprises to
overcome this issue by shifting the ownership as well as management of its physical server to
managed services. This enables enterprises to trim down their system implementation costs,
upgradation, and reduce human interventions, which further saves time and money while
improving business efficiency.

“India is pegged to
be one of the fastest
growing nations.
Public cloud service
market in country is
forecasted to reach
$550 million in the
year 2014”
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The green line in the above graph illustrates that organizations with on-premise infrastructure are
either left with excess under-utilized capacity or excess service degradation. Similarly, the purple
line reflects the actual demand, indicating the real benefits of adopting the cloud infrastructure to
scale-up/down along with the actual demand.
Security: To protect your vulnerable data against any disruptive event, organizations are migrating
to the cloud. The model ensures physical security, legal security, and network security.
Governance
Compliance
DR/BC
Planning Cloud
Security Availability
Identity
and Access Data
management
Security

Data stored in the cloud is duplicated across various physical machines to ensure security of your
critical business information against any cyber threat, catastrophe, natural calamity, etc.
Moreover, service providers perform due-diligence to ascertain the highest level of security.
Network Uptime: The cloud technology is based on the efficient allocation of resources in a
virtualized environment to provide uninterrupted services to the users. This means, even if one of
the servers within the network fails, the other connected servers continue to provide service.
Cost Savings: This is another significant reason that compels users to migrate their data &
applications from on-premise hosting to cloud computing solution. The technology facilitates
clients to reduce their capital expenditure on infrastructure. Moreover, cloud services allow
businesses to focus their valuable time on formulating strategies to improve their products and
services. Both private and public cloud hosting tenders the ability to instantly deploy as well as
scale VMs in line with the business requirements.
What is ‘as a service’?

As a service refers to three service models of cloud computing that can be described as Software
as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service. These service models reduce IT
support costs, improve the security of mission-critical applications, allow users to take control over
software deployment and configuration settings, and above all house, run and maintain storage,
hardware servers and networking components. The purpose is to streamline the functionalities of
IT infrastructure without making compromises on the storage, accessibility and running of critical
business applications.
I. Cloud Platforms
The prolific cloud computing has four service models, namely:
 Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
 Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
 Now everything will be available as AaaS
Let’s start our discussion with the foremost service delivery model:
1. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS): Accelerates growth and deliver new revenue

streams
Infrastructure-as-a-Service is a standardized and highly automated cloud computing layer, where
an enterprise uses a pay-as-you-go infrastructure from a service provider. This model help
businesses to slash down cost on hardware procurement, reduces ROI risk, and simplifies and
automate scaling. It provides swift provisioning of storage capacity, virtual-machine disk

image library, processing, networks, and other fundamental computing resources over a network.
IaaS clouds often delivers additional resources like firewalls, IP addresses, load balancers, software
bundles, and virtual local area networks (VLANs).
How Businesses Can Benefit from IaaS?

There is a fine difference in the perceived benefits of IaaS cloud by the SMB and enterprise sectors.
SMBs consider IaaS for real cloud advantages like: higher uptime, usage-based payments and low
capital investments. On the other hand, large enterprises observe benefits on the operational side
like: reduced risk of technology obsolescence, and capability to focus on core business initiatives.
Lower TCO:IaaS enables IT services to be delivered as a subscription service, eradicating up-front

investments and trimming down operational costs. This enables businesses to move from a CAPEX
to OPEX-based business model.
High Scalability:IaaS allow businesses to easily scale up/down to respond to changing market
demands. Businesses subscribing IaaSsolution need not to invest in IT software, hardware, and
personnel every time their business has to change scale. The resources can be accessed from
anywhere, provided you have internet connectivity.
Boosts Focused Approach:IaaS solutions can be provisioned in minutes over the network,
providing substantial amount of control to businesses over required specifications to meet
changing demands. On demand provisioning of IaaS services, help businesses to shift their focus

from IT infrastructure to core competencies and business success.
Metered Services:Infrastructure-as-a-Service model eliminates the need of investing intoassets
and services by allowing businesses to pay for the services holistically tailored to meet their
business needs. Each infrastructure component is provided as a service, such as server-as-a-
service, hardware-as-a-service, etc. which adds flexibility to those who are looking for specific
services.
Why Businesses are Moving to IaaS?
The below graph explicitly describes the major reasons for businesses moving to IaaS.
2. Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS): Helping Organizations to Achieve the Fastest Time

to Market
Platform-as-a-Service is a standardized, shared and highly scalable application development and
deployment platform that is delivered as a service. This cloud service delivery model includes
computing platform (hardware architecture, runtime libraries, and operating systems), and a
solution stack (middleware, database, and applications) as well as development, security,
integration, and management capabilities, all delivered as a service. It enables businesses to merge
existing applications on the same integrated platform, and help building new apps with the
minimum cost of management and ownership.

How Businesses Can Benefit from PaaS?
PaaS solutions include tools, APIs, and templates that make it easier and convenient for
application developers to build, run, test and manage their software. PaaS services are available
on demand, with the provider responsible for managing and maintaining hardware and software
that supports PaaS functionality.
Lower TCO:Companies using PaaS have reported operational savings of up to 50% when compared
to having individual project teams managing their own technology stacks. When businesses opt for
PaaS services they don’t have to invest on expensive setups, software licensing, maintenance,
training and support, which apparently reduces total cost of ownership.
On demand service:Users can use platform according to their business requirement on a
subscription basis, and can step back when they want to discontinue the service.

Decreased Development and Deployment Time: Easily replicable, pre-installed applications allow
developers to minimize routine coding, which significantly reduces time to deployment.
Application instances can be quickly deployed expeditiously, and can be reviewed in a real-time.
Boosts Focused Approach:With PaaS, businesses are not required to purchase hardware or need
to possess technical expertise to manage it, which helps them to focus on application
development.
Greater Flexibility:PaaS enables businesses to have control over the tools and customize a
platform that meets their specific requirements. Also, it allows users to pick and choose the
features they consider necessary for developing an application.
Fosters Innovation and Collaboration:PaaS platform has an extensive library of images, which help
developers to focus on innovative solutions. With just internet connection, developers across
various locations can work together on the same application build.
3. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS): Accelerating Business Growth
Software-as-a-Service is a cloud
computing delivery model wherein
applications are centrally hosted and
managed by a service provider or
vendor and made available to the
users over a network.
How Businesses Can Benefit from SaaS?

The popularity of SaaS is progressively increasing because it streamlines deployment process and
reduces down overall customer acquisition costs. Here are some of the potential benefits that are
appealing businesses:
Lower Initial Costs - SaaS applications are basically subscription-based; hence no license fees need
to be paid by the user. Everything is proficiently managed by the SaaS vendor, which means
reduced IT costs for hardware, software, and the human resource needed to manage it
completely.
Easier Upgrades - SaaS vendors are completely responsible for the upgrade process. New versions
and feature improvements are deployed to the hosted applications. No client applications on end-
user desktops are upgraded. SaaSvendors usually offer two to four foremost upgrades per year
together with other updates that the user gets routinely.

Instant Integration - Through multi-tenant architectures, SaaS service providers can seamlessly
scale to meet customer varying demand. They also offer customized capabilities to match the
specific needs of the businesses. Plus, many even provide APIs that let users seamlessly integrate
with existing ERP systems or other related business productivity systems.
Time-to-Market - SaaS vendors receipt charge for providing the software, hardware and network
infrastructure at the data center. Apart from this, SaaS applications are generally have the scope of
partial customization for features. As a conclusion, there will be zero interruption and that
generates the requirement for in-house IT organizations and it helps for performing and develops,
enhance and deploy applications.
Easy Up-gradation - SaaS vendors monitor and maintain the upgrade process. Increasing features
and new releases are positioned centrally for the applications to be hosted. End-user desktops and
client applications are not required to be upgraded. Generally SaaS vendors upgrade applications
two to four times annually along with numerous minor updates. User can get these updates
automatically. SaaS-based applications users can avail and use the latest version of the software
provided by the vendor.
4. Now everything will be available as AaaS

‘Analytics as a Service’ or ‘AaaS’ fundamentally helps an enterprise to make substantial in cost
savings as well as conserve critical business time. Such central resources are strategically diverted
towards data analysis within enterprises. This examination need not necessarily involve a black-
box approach; that is why white-box analysis is always recommended.
How Businesses Can Benefit from AaaS?

Let us now have a brief look at a few key benefits of AaaS
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services can be
activities are need to set up configuration leverage added by IT-teams;
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and exploration
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Providers involved in the Analytics as a Service feature offer excellent data collaboration tools.
These can be used for the following business functions

II. Demystifying Cloud Myths
Cloud computing has taken the industry by a storm. Still people have several misconceptions about
cloud and the way it works. Thus, there are numerous factual and indelicate statements regarding
cloud computing that have been moving around.
Hosting providers are offering a vast range of cloud services and solutions to the clients. Many
people think that these hoard of cloud services and solutions are creating the situations fuzzier for
the users. They are actually bemused regarding which service or solutions they should actually opt.
Here is a small effort to demystify cloud computing myths. Have a look which are the popular
cloud myths still floating:
Budget Public Cloud - Affordable public cloud is on the pipeline but it is not guaranteed that you
always get at the low cost. Public cloud allows the shifting of existing hardware requirements with
business suited applications. With public cloud you can be rest assured of backup facilities and
data storage. It is fact that your public cloud can be very costly at times if not observed properly.
Hence, try to understand the cloud strategy before your consideration of the hosted service
solutions.
Security Issues with Cloud - Cloud is not always secured. Earlier, there were several instances of
data loss and outage. Thus cloud service hosting providers have put lots of efforts. These days
cloud hosting providers are cautious and they have created the virtual setup to secure data such as
an in-house environment. Lots of people still believe that ‘private cloud’ is secured than ‘public

cloud’ and it is a myth.
Identical Clouds - Clouds are not identical or come with similar attributes. Cloud service providers
have gone ahead and offer customized cloud solutions to the users. This is important to meet
particular business requirements.
Cloud Virtualization - Virtualization is a core part of accepting cloud computing or hosting. It can
be considered as one of the key aspects for cloud solutions, but these two do not mean same.
Creating a private cloud environment requires a full proof plan and innovation.
Perilous applications are not for cloud - Many businesses have faith in that hosting critical data
and perilous applications in third-party hosted environment can be harmful for maintaining the
confidentiality of data. It is completely wrong. A large cloud space offers more security in
compared to a traditional web hosting procedure.
Entering the Cloud

In the previous chapters, we have covered all cloud platforms and some cloud related Myths. Now
lets move onto the various types of clouds.
Cloud computing services and related technological solutions are affordable and faster for
businesses. With them, you do not need to invest on infrastructure. Even then you can avail
massive computing resources and powerful software easily. Additionally, it reduces your business’s
up-front costs and can solve management related difficulties.

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Cloud Computing: The Widely Adopted Concept
Rapid rise in the number of cloud adopters has overshadowed a few notable security concerns of
cloud computing (mainly related to consumers; these included data tampering of the PlayStation
Network in 2011). Big players such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft have already allowed
enterprises and individuals to reap the benefits of this avant-garde technology.
Apple’s foray into cloud enables the firm to launch its latest iTunes product that allows users to
store music, photos and data in the cloud, which are then linked to Apple devices for accessing or
playing without bothering about data loss.
Which cloud is right for your business?
Every cloud model is unique because it comes with different computing services and solutions. So
businesses can select the right kind of cloud computing as per their requirements. Thus, it is
important to know about data security, data recovery, and data storage. So select the right cloud
model and gain profits.

I. Public Cloud
A public cloud is a type of hosting that is constructed on the standard cloud computing model. A
service provider creates resources like several applications and data storages which are accessible
to the people over the Internet. A public cloud can be free or can be on a pay-per-use model.

How Public Cloud Works?
This above diagram portrays how public cloud works.
Features and Benefits:

Scalability: Public cloud is scalable and you can avail cloud resources on demand. You need to
select your resources from a vast pool of public cloud allied services so that different applications
running on public cloud can retort effortlessly.
Affordable: Public cloud is the right choice for economic benefits. It accommodates quality
resource and it expands your business horizon. It actually saves your investments and offers
several benefits. Cloud monitors and manages the resources which are shared as following cloud
services; like servers.

Utility Style Expenses: Public cloud offers and frequently employs pay-as-you-go charging models.
It helps the customers to avail the resources which they require for the betterment of the
business. Customers only pay for what they use and save expenses.
Reliability: There are n-number of networks and servers that have been accommodated to form a
public cloud. It helps when one component fails in the cloud service; it will remain uninterrupted
with the help of other components. Cloud stores several data and makes sure that your data does
not get lost. In some situations cloud picks resources from different data centers.
Flexibility: Myriad services like IaaS, PaaS and SaaS are available in the market; they follow the
public cloud model. These deliverables can be accessed as a service from any internet enabled
device so that they can work upon computing requirements. Ultimately this service helps and
delivers several benefits to the enterprises as well as to SME’s.
Accessible from Different Locations: Users can access the public cloud services from any location
through an internet connection. This provides irreplaceable opportunities to the enterprise and
can avail remote access to IT infrastructure easily.
Who is using ‘Cloud’?
Few years back, cloud had emerged as a technology that replaced traditional data storage and
accessibility infrastructure. Now it seems that cloud computing is entering every boardroom, with
greater use of cloud services for business-critical applications.
II. Private Cloud

The phrase ‘Private Cloud’ depicts an exceptional cloud computing platform which is executed
within an enterprise’s corporate firewall. It is managed by the IT department of the company.
How Private Cloud works?

Private cloud service offers features and doles that are similar to any other public cloud system.
Yet, the basic design difference is that this service eradicates all the major cloud related
complaints. But how does it do so?
By addressing issues such as enterprise control, customer data manipulation, security issues as
well as regulatory compliance concerns, private cloud achieves this fete.

Private Cloud Computing Platform within an Enterprise-
Level Firewall
Figure 1.DESIGN OF PRIVATE CLOUD
Let us now have a deeper look at the various skins of a private cloud.
As briefed above, implementation of this cloud service aims at the elimination of numerous cloud
computing security issues. This is because private cloud setups are executed safely to cut down
upon potential risks of data loss during calamities and natural disasters. It thus delivers efficient
control over crucial business data and also safeguards security in the long run.
For the records, a private cloud model is same as any traditional cluster of discrete local access
networks (LANs). So it renders virtualisation to an enterprise.
Features and Benefits
 It makes use of techniques such as individual pools of resources that allow restricted access
behind an organisation’s firewall. Additionally onsite internal hosting and dedicated leased
lines ensure that user operations stay discrete.
 Since it is accessed by a single organisation, configuration and management are tailored to

suit a network solution well.
 Improved allocation of resources leads to the availability of resources in all the individual
branches/business functions. So all users can directly and flexibly respond to business
related demands as well as efficiently use computing resources as compared to traditional

LANs. This ultimately reduces an organisation’s carbon footprint.
 Resources such as servers and networks are internally hosted through virtualised operating
environments. So the network automatically becomes more resilient to individual failures in
physical infrastructures.
 Employment of cloud bursting in a private cloud allows the service provider to change non-
sensitive functions. This leads to the freeing up of space in the private cloud; sensitive
functions can utilise this memory.
 Together with public cloud services, well-integrated hybrid clouds can be formed.
Figure 2. KEY BENEFITS
These are a few major reasons why companies across the globe have been initiating private cloud
projects. That is why the IT infrastructure today is more capable and well-adapted. Thus businesses
are able to evolve at a faster pace and requirements are met within a stipulated time frame.
By now it is evident that private cloud computing is inexpensive, fast and eco-friendly. So any

business that opts for this service can avail its benefits without indulging into a substantial
infrastructure investment. Besides this, a firm gets to leverage the power of up-to-date software
and vast computing resources within very little time. Further on, it renders pay-as-you-go benefits
that eventually promises reduction in the number and cost of setting up gigantic data centres.
Thus cloud computing guarantees low up-front costs and also results in fewer management hassles
III. Hybrid Cloud

A hybrid cloud is a virtualized computing model that allows an organization to store and manage
their mission critical data in-house and less significant data externally. To be precise, hybrid cloud
is a combination of two or more types of cloud (private, public or community) that exhibit
variation in features but are composed together, offering the benefits of several deployment
models. This cloud computing model is capable of connecting to collocation, managed and/or
dedicated services with cloud resources.
For instance, an enterprise migrating its IT infrastructure to hybrid cloud can benefit from
scalability and cost-effectiveness because of the integration of public cloud computing model in
this approach. The storage and management of mission-critical applications and data in hybrid
cloud is so secure that no third party vulnerability is reported.
How Hybrid Cloud Works

The hybrid cloud contains two elements: Cloud File Server and Local Cloud. Local cloud is
connected to on-premise storage (computer hard drive, network-attached storage, virtual
appliance running on unified storage) to integrate files and cloud file server allows users to access

those files anytime, anywhere at blazing speed. Mobile access and greater file sharing capabilities
are main attributes of this cloud computing model that can meet the needs of organizations,
irrespective of size and business nature.
Features and Benefits

 Existence of scalability increases the need for hybrid cloud as companies are capable of
increasing or decreasing the bandwidth of servers in compliance with their needs. If your in-
house server fail to accommodate heavy projects, they can be shifted to another cloud
platform, saving the extra cost of purchasing exclusive server hardware.
 Remote access to mission-critical applications and data allows businesses to capture the
global market at the least time possible. Also, this technology maintains uptime network
connectivity, enabling you to run applications, share files and access data even in case of
outages.
 This cloud model is highly cost-effective, ensuring companies to reap the benefit of reduced
operational costs, minimized upfront investment in deploying software or integrating
hardware, and concentrating on core competencies instead of managing and maintaining IT
infrastructure.
Who is using ‘Cloud’?

Few years back will be recalled as years when cloud was emerged as a technology to replace
traditional data storage and accessibility infrastructure. Now it seems that cloud computing is
entering every boardroom and bedroom, with greater use of cloud services for business-critical
applications.
Cloud Computing: The Widely Adopted Concept

Rapid rise in the number of cloud adopters has overshadowed a few notable security concerns of
cloud computing (mainly related to consumers and these included data tampering of the
PlayStation Network in 2011), with big players like Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft have
already allowed enterprises and individuals to reap the benefits of this avant-garde technology.
Apple’s foray into cloud enables the firm to launch its latest iTunes product that allows users to
store music, photos and data in the cloud, which are then linked to any Apple devices for accessing
or playing without bothering of data loss.

The Cloud is used more by larger businesses
Meanwhile, Google, Microsoft and Amazon have also joined the league for delivering best in class
cloud services. For instance, Google’s Cloud Storage and App Engine tools, Microsoft’s Office 365
Suite and Amazon’s Kindle demonstrate the potential of cloud in both business and pleasure.
The time is suitable for organizations to reap the benefits of consolidation, virtualization and
automation, which are the striking features of cloud computing that many industry players reckon.
“Predecessors of cloud computing didn’t take off because the user experience was not there and
the management tools were not fantastic,” says CK Lam, Enterprise Solutions Manager, Asia
Pacific of Juniper Networks (Link). “Now I am convinced that it will take off. The economic
advantage is just huge.”
Though, the percentage of cloud adoption among large companies is higher as compared to
medium and small-sized firms, but its service keeps on growing, encouraging corporations, small
businesses, families, commuters, gamers and everyone in between to take the advantage of
virtualization.
Why Should You Move to ‘Cloud’?

Cloud computing boasts about the way in which it has paved way for aparadigm transition in the
evolution of IT. Notable benefits such as lower costs, greater agility and better resource utilization
have increased the rate of adoption. Meanwhile, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-
Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) models of cloud enable organizations to derive
insights for better business decisions.

Let’s take a more detailed look on why moving to cloud is beneficial for enterprises without regard
to size and nature of business:
Greater Flexibility: The cloud-based services are capable of promptly meet business demands
because of scalable in nature. Of late, organizations focus not just on saving money, but they also
give priority to scale up their operations as soon as their businesses demand, and scale down just
as quickly if resources are futile.
Easy and Quick to Deploy Applications:Installation, configuration and running of applications of
any size is simple and fast in cloud environment. Creating and removing platforms for new
applications is done at a great speed, allowing your human resource to focus more on their core
expertise to improve the revenue of your organization.
Disaster Recovery: When companies migrating to cloud, they needn’t to worry for data loss or
data theft. This is because disaster recovery plan of cloud-based service is designed keeping in the
mind the significance of applications and data and both can be restored much faster if lost. A
research study reveals that companies using cloud have the ability to address issues in an average
of 2.1 hours, nearly four times quicker than those still relying traditional server infrastructure (8
hours).

Reduced Head Count: With fewer servers to maintain in a virtualized, automated environment,
you will realize that you need fewer IT staff. In fact, enterprises using cloud start reducing the
headcount of IT department by nearly 50%.
Free from Capital Expenditure: All service models of cloud computing allow users to pay for
services they actually use. In fact, pay-as-you-go concept exists in cloud computing and as a result,
there is no need for capital expenditure at all.
Work from Anywhere:As cited, virtualization is the striking feature of cloud-based service, running
and accessing mission-critical applications from anywhere is possible provided that the user’s web-
enabled or mobile device is connected with the Internet.
The aforesaid points clearly indicate that companies, intending to slash IT infrastructure and
staffing costs without affecting the performance of their productivity, tend to move to cloud in
order for leveraging their existing IT environment.
Cloud Security and Risks

Cloud computing is gaining traction with businesses, but before you decide to jump into the cloud,
you should know about some of the key security risks it triggers. It has matchless attributes that do
entail risk analysis and management in areas, such as data integrity, recovery, and confidentiality,
and an assessment of legitimate concerns in areas, such as e-discovery, monitoring, and
appraising.
Moreover, the line-of-business users are now at a faster pace creating applications and moving
their mission critical data to the cloud without understanding all the security implications.
Let’s have a closer look at some of the perceived security risk in cloud computing and how these
risks can be mitigated to develop a secure and holistic IT infrastructure.
Key security risk concerns related to cloud:

Data breaches:Online data breaches lead to the loss of personal and credit card information of
individuals is one of a series of staggering thefts that usually take place at the time of normal
online transaction and data storage. Cloud computing has substantially introduced new
possibilities of attack. The extensive security of hypervisor and VM operations is still under a big
question mark.
A cloud basically constitutes of business critical applications and data, and if any invader
penetrates far enough, then no one knows how many sensitive pieces of information will be
exposed. Besides this, if a multi-tenant cloud service database is not appropriately intended, a
snag in one user’s application could let an invader access not only to that user’s data, but every
other user’s data also. Integration of encryption key do protects data at rest, but you are liable to
lose your data in case you lose of the encryption key unexpectedly.

Data Loss:Data loss may occur unexpectedly through data corruption, deletion (human error), and
theft or hardware failure. Plus, when the owner of encrypted data forgets or mislays the key that
unlocks it. Irrefutably, the thought of losing one's data permanently is terrifying for both
individuals and businesses. However, there are numerous techniques to thwart such type of data
loss.

Leading causes of Data Loss
Account or Service Traffic Hijacking:Account or service traffic hijacking may appear to be

elementary term, but it has been one of the major concerns related to the cloud security. Phishing
and corruption of software susceptibilities, such as buffer overflow outbreaks, and loss of
passwords and credentials can all bring about the loss of control over the key user account. An
intruder with access over a user account can snoop into the transactions, manipulate data, provide
made-up and business-destructive responses to the prospective customers, and redirect
customers to either to a competitor's site or incongruous sites.

Insecure Interface and APIs:The cloud era has brought forth the paradox of trying to make services
accessible to millions while regulating any damage that these surreptitious users can do the
service. Basically, API keys are used by web and cloud services to recognize third-party application
using the services. If the cloud vendor isn’t watchful, chances are that the attacker might break in
and cause harm to the critical data of the company.
The best way to mitigate cloud security risks is to develop a highly secure infrastructure- one that
covers both physical and virtual computing systems no matter where they are housed, and no
matter where data is stored.

About CloudOYE.com
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CloudOYE commenced its operations in the year 2000, and has successfully established itself as a
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Migrating Apps to Cloud with CloudOYE.com
Industries across the globe are opting for Cloud application migration services to leverage cost
savings, faster deployment speeds and scalability. Noticeably cloud computing is a key enabler of
business transformation and CloudOYE.com ensures the same for your business model. Through
our innovative approach, your firm can attain more customer engagement, initiate novel
partnerships and also obtain a competitive edge.
Strategic Application Migration

Methodical approaches are applied while migrating crucial business applications on to the cloud.
The software bucket might as well include existing enterprise systems which need to be
thoroughly assessed; only then specific workloads are identified that benefit from an early
migration.

Individual business problems must be identified within an enterprise strategy for cloud computing.
Only then cloud computing potentially addresses/provides specific business justifications.
Cloud – the Right Strategic Alternative for business applications
The migration exercise aids in smoothing out all business functions in the following manner
 The current state of business is described

 Advantages of cloud computing are duly identified
 Cost reduction strategies are devised
 Ultimately meaningful business value is delivered
To reap the maximum benefits in this sphere, a business can start small; followed by an initial
success, it can magnify. This is a judicious method of leveraging application migration to the cloud.
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After the above steps are accomplished, more business-critical applications can be migrated to
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Potential impacts of application migration activities with CloudOye.com
Enterprise applications belonging to a business generally gets stirred by the cloud because of its
numerous objectives.
The above enlisted objectives are well coordinated by vital cloud computing features. These are
 Rapidly scalable IT infrastructure to suit changing business demands on a utility based
pricing model. Both large and small organizations find these features highly attractive. A key
benefit such as increased resources benefits businesses immensely thereby leading to
performance improvements on crucial applications.
Our automated scaling of resources matches all your business demands including
unpredictable usage patterns through cloud orchestration tools. In the end your business
bags a financial edge.

 Pay-as-you-go model in our cloud services compliments the lower infrastructure costs in
small/medium organizations.
 Organizational streamlining through models like the “security as a service,” “collaboration

as a service,” and “communication as a service,” eradicates the need for employing in-
house IT teams.
Here is Our Migration RoadmapA successful application migration activity on cloud for existing
software requires the steps as depicted below
We render full-service professional solutions for your clustered and independent application
migration requirements. With us, your end users can assess, strategize and migrate present
production workloads to a devoted cloud. Best part about availing it is that witness a hassle-free
migration of all your applications with negligible modifications. Hence seamless advantages of
cloud computing such as cost savings, scalability and flexibility will empower your business.

Quick Facts About CloudOYE
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Summary
With this chapter, our expedition through the pages of ‘Welcome to CloudOYE.com’ comes to an
end. By now, as a reader, you have learnt all about various facets of Cloud computing such as types
of cloud and associated risks. The eBook also offers you with a quick glance at some major reasons
why your business should take up Cloud hosting.
Lastly, it teaches you about CloudOYE.com as a service and also offers a step-by-step approach on
building your own cloud. Further, you also learnt about the ways to manage business apps on
CloudOYE.com.
We sincerely hope that this book is useful to you and you can leverage the knowledge-bank
presented here by implementing the ideas in your cloud management model obtained
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Cloud Computing Demystified

This eBook explains about the importance of cloud computing as well as

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Chapter 1: Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Chapter 3: What is ‘as a service’? ………………………………………………………………………………………

b) Demystifying Cloud Myths

Chapter 4: Entering the cloud ……………………….……………………………………………………………………

Chapter 5: Who is using ‘Cloud’? ………………………………………………………………………………………

Chapter 6: Why Should You Move to ‘Cloud’? ……………………………………………………………………

Chapter 7: Cloud Security and Risks ……………………………………………………………………………………

Chapter 8: About CloudOYE.com ………………………………………………………………………………………

Chapter 9: Build your own cloud in < 5 mins ………………………………………………………………………

Chapter 10: Migrating Apps to Cloud with CloudOYE.com ……………………………………………………

Chapter 11: Quick Facts AboutCloudOYE …………………………………………………………………………….

Chapter 12: Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Chapter 10: Migrating Apps to Cloud with CloudOYE.com

Chapter 11: Quick facts about CloudOYE, is an overview of CloudOYE.com.

Chapter 12: Summary

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KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOUD COMPUTING

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Wide Network Access: Another important feature of

Multi Tenancy: This characteristic was suggested by the

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Cloud computing is the latest buzz in the IT industry. With

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What is ‘as a service’?

1. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS): Accelerates growth and deliver new revenue

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How Businesses Can Benefit from IaaS?

Lower TCO:IaaS enables IT services to be delivered as a subscription service, eradicating up-front

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Why Businesses are Moving to IaaS?

2. Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS): Helping Organizations to Achieve the Fastest Time

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3. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS): Accelerating Business Growth

How Businesses Can Benefit from SaaS?

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4. Now everything will be available as AaaS

How Businesses Can Benefit from AaaS?

High-value There is no Easy Enterprises Value-based

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Entering the Cloud

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Authenticated Cloud Cost ofCloud Assimilate Cloud

Cloud Computing: The Widely Adopted Concept

Which cloud is right for your business?

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This above diagram portrays how public cloud works.

Features and Benefits:

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Who is using ‘Cloud’?

II. Private Cloud

How Private Cloud works?

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Figure 1.DESIGN OF PRIVATE CLOUD

Features and Benefits

 Since it is accessed by a single organisation, configuration and management are tailored to