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PAPER TITLE:

CLOUD COMPUTING FOR FASTER

INNOVATION AND TO REDUCE IT COSTS

SUBMITTED BY,

Saranya M
Srilekha S
B.E.-E.C.E(Final yr)
 Abstract:
This paper describes cloud computing, a computing platform for the next
generation of the internet. The paper defines clouds, explains the business benefits of cloud
computing, and outlines cloud architecture and its major components. It will discover how
a business can use cloud computing to foster innovation and reduce IT costs.
INTRODUCTION:
 With traditional desktop
computing, we run copies of
software programs on our own
computer. The documents we
create are stored on our own pc.
 Although documents can be
accessed from other computers on
the network, they can t be accessed
by computers outside the network.
This is PC-centric.
 With cloud computing, the
software programs one use are not
run from one’s personal computer,
but are rather stored on servers
accessed via the Internet
 If a computer crashes, the software
is still available for others to use.
Same goes for the documents one
create; they are stored on a
collection of servers accessed via
the Internet.
 Anyone with permission can not
only access the documents, but can
also edit and collaborate on those
documents in real time.
Unlike traditional computing, this cloud
computing model is not PC-centric, it is
document-centric.
What Is Cloud
Computing?
 Key to the definition of cloud
computing is the cloud itself.
Here, the cloud is a large group of
interconnected computers.
 These computers can be personal
computers or network servers;
they can be public or private.
 This cloud of computers extends
beyond a single company or
enterprise. The applications and
data served by the cloud are
available to broad group of users,
cross-enterprise and cross-
platform.
 Access is via the Internet. Any
authorized user can access these docs
and apps from any computer over
any Internet connection.
 Advanced clouds typically
include other computing resources
such as storage area networks (SANs),
network equipment, firewall and
other security devices.
These cloud applications use large data
centers and powerful servers that host
Web applications and Web services.
Anyone with a suitable Internet
connection and a standard
browser can access a cloud application.
VENDORS OF CLOUD COMPUTING:
Key properties of cloud computing:
Intelligent:
Cloud Computing Is User Centric :
Once the users are connected to the
cloud, whatever is stored there
documents, messages, images,
applications, whatever becomes
authorized to the user access them. In
addition, not only is the data, but one
can also share it with others. In
effect, any device that accesses your
data in the cloud also becomes yours.
Cloud Computing Is
Task-Centric
Instead of focusing on the application
and what it can do, the focus is on
what one need done and how the
application can do it for us.
Traditional applications word
processing, spreadsheets, email, and
so on are becoming less important
than the documents they create.
Cloud Computing Is
Powerful:
Connecting hundreds or
thousands of computers together in a
cloud creates a wealth of computing
power impossible with a single
desktop PC.
Cloud Computing Is
Accessible:
Because data is stored in
the cloud, users can instantly retrieve
more information from multiple
repositories. We are not limited to a
single source of data, as we do with a
desktop PC.
Cloud Computing Is
With all the various data
stored on the computers in a cloud,
data mining and analysis are
necessary to access that information
in an intelligent manner.
Cloud Computing Is
Programmable:
Many of the tasks
necessary with cloud computing must
be automated. For example, to
protect the integrity of the data,
information stored on a single
computer in the cloud must be
 replicated on other computers in the
cloud. If that one computer goes
offline, the clouds programming
automatically redistributes that
computers data to a new computer in
the cloud.

ECONOMIC CLOUD
COMPUTING
Diagram showing economics of cloud
computing versus traditional IT,
including capital expenditure (capex)
and operational expenditure (Opex)
Cloud computing users can avoid
capital expenditure (CapEx) on
hardware, software, and services
when they pay a provider only for
what they use. Consumption is
usually billed on a utility (e.g.
resources consumed, like electricity)
or subscription (e.g. time based, like
a newspaper) basis with little or no How Cloud Computing
upfront cost. A few cloud providers Works?
are now beginning to offer the service
for a flat monthly fee as opposed to Sun Microsystems slogan is The
on a utility billing basis. Other network is the computer, and that as good
benefits of this time sharing style as any to describe how cloud computing
approach are low barriers to entry, works. In essence, a network of
shared infrastructure and costs, low computers functions as a single computer
management overhead, and to serve data and applications to users
immediate access to a broad range of over the Internet. The network exists in
applications. Users can generally the cloud of IP addresses that we know as
terminate the contract at any time the Internet, offers massive computing
(thereby avoiding return on power and storage
investment risk and uncertainty) and
the services are often covered by
service level agreements (SLAs) with
financial penalties
Components of cloud
computing :
Understanding Cloud
Architecture:
Individual users connect
to the cloud from their own personal
computers or portable devices, over
the Internet. To these individual
users, the cloud is seen as a single
application, device, or document. The
hardware in the cloud (and the
operating system that manages the
hardware connections) is invisible.
It all starts with the front-end
interface seen by individual users.
This is how users select a task or
service (either starting an application
or opening a document). The user
request then gets passed to the system
management, which finds the correct
resources and then calls the system
appropriate provisioning services.
Architecture
These services carve out the
necessary resources in the cloud,
launch the appropriate web
application, and either creates or
opens the requested document. After
the web application is launched, the
system monitoring and metering
functions track the usage of the cloud
so that resources are apportioned
and attributed to the proper user(s).
Understanding Cloud
Storage:
One of the primary uses
of cloud computing is for data
storage. With cloud storage, data is
stored on multiple third-party
servers, rather than on the dedicated
servers used in traditional networked
data storage. When storing data, the
user sees a virtual server that is, it
appears as if the data is stored in a
particular place with a specific name.
But that place does not
exist in reality. It is just a pseudonym
used to reference virtual space
carved out of the cloud. In reality, the
users data could be stored on any one
 or more of the computers used to
create the cloud.
Understanding Cloud
Services:
Any web-based application
or service offered via cloud
computing is called a cloud service.
Cloud services can include anything
from calendar and contact
applications to word processing and
presentations.
With a cloud service, the
application itself is hosted in the
cloud. An individual user runs the
application over the Internet,
typically within a web browser.
The browser accesses the
cloud service and an instance of the
application is opened within the
browser window. Once launched, the
web-based application operates and
behaves like a standard desktop
application.
Cloud computing
infrastructure allows
enterprises to achieve more
efficient use of their IT
Hardware and software
investments:
Cloud computing increases
profitability by improving resource
utilization. Pooling resources into large
clouds drives down costs and increases
utilization by delivering resources only
for as long as those resources are needed.
Cloud computing allows individuals,
teams, and organizations to streamline
procurement processes and eliminate the
need to duplicate certain computer
administrative skills related to setup,
configuration, and support.
Benefits from cloud
computing
 Collaborators: The ability to
share and edit documents in real
time between multiple users is one
of the primary benefits of web-
based applications; it makes
collaborating easy and even fun.
 Road Warriors: you can access
a single version of your document
from any location.
 Cost- Conscious users:
Another group of users who
should gravitate to cloud
computing are those who are cost
conscious. With cloud computing
you can save money on both your
hardware and software.
e-business:
In e-business, scalability can be
achieved by making new servers
available as needed. For example,
during a peak shopping season,
more virtual servers can be made
available that can cater to high
shopper demand. In another
example a company may
experience high workloads on
weekends or evenings as opposed
to early mornings and weekdays.
If a company has a significantly
large cloud, they could schedule
computer resources to be
provisioned each evening,
 weekend, or during a peak season. Thus cloud computing provide a
There are more opportunities to super-computing power .This cloud
achieve efficiencies as the cloud of computers extends beyond a single
grows. Another aspect of this company or enterprise. The
scenario involves employing applications and data served by the
business policies to decide what cloud are available to broad group of
applications receive higher users, cross-enterprise and cross-
priorities and thus more platform. It comprises an automated
computing resources. Revenue framework that can deliver standardized
generating applications may be services quickly and cheaply.
rated higher than research and
development or innovation pilots.

References:
Piloting innovations on a 1. www.google.com

cloud: 2. www.wikipedia.com

By combining cloud computing

and Innovation Factory, or any other
innovation platform already in use, a
company can benefit from a complete
solution that provides both physical
computer resources and an innovation
process combined with collaboration
tools. Adding cloud computing to a
company’s existing innovation process
reduces the time needed to develop
and deliver a product, reduces the
barrier to entry, and reduces costs
associated with procurement, setup,
management, and reuse of physical
assets. Cloud computing should be
part of every innovation process when
physical or virtual computer resources
are needed for innovation pilots.

Conclusion: