A study on Cloud Computing Services

Dr. Shraddha Purandare

Professor,
Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Pune
Pankaj Kumar
Student (Batch 2023-25)
Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Pune
Rehan Khan
Student (Batch 2023-25)
Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Pune
ABSTRACT
Currently, cloud computing is a crucial component. As it makes work easier in every area,
including the business sector, for students, and in any sector where we need to store data, it
will eventually become a fact of life in the modern world. People's lives have been easier
thanks to cloud computing because we no longer need to carry data in the form of registers
and logs; instead, we can easily check our data from any location using a personal
smartphone or laptop. Additionally, it is more secure. Compared to other traditional
computing, it is less expensive. The services of cloud computing, followed by a discussion of
the many cloud computing models, will all be covered in this essay.

KEYWORDS: Cloud computing, cloud service companies

INTRODUCTION
On-demand network access to computing resources is known as cloud computing.
These resources are frequently offered by an outside party and only require little
supervision. Servers, storage space, networks, applications, and services are some of
these resources [1] [2]. There are numerous cloud computing architectures and
practical models available, and these can be combined with other technologies and
design strategies [3]. Cloud computing is ranked as one of the top ten disruptive
technologies for the foreseeable future by Gartner [4]. It represents the long-held
ambition of realising computing as a service [5], where the principles of the economy
of scale assist in significantly lowering the cost of computing infrastructure. To
provide redundancy and ensure consistency in the event of site failure or collapse,
major firms including Sun Microsystems, Google, IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft have
started to create new data centres for hosting Cloud computing applications in
 various places across the world. For those looking for speedy implementation
methods today, the cloud is the best option [6].
Cloud computing refers to the deployment of applications, such as hardware and
software, in virtual data centres via the internet and is a type of programmable,
parallel, distributed, virtual, and flexible system [7]. Customers pay costs based on
the use of resources and services and can customise cloud computing services [8–12].
The remainder of the essay is organised as follows. The history of cloud computing is
covered in Section 2. The properties of cloud computing are described in Section 3.
The varieties of clouds are described in Section 4. The paper describes the primary
cloud service models in section 5. The benefits and difficulties of cloud computing
are covered in section 6. portion 7 serves as the paper's final portion.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOUD COMPUTING

What cloud computing actually entails has been the subject of extensive debate in both
business and academics [13], [14], and [15]. A working definition of cloud computing has
been created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US
[16]. Cloud computing is described as "a model for enabling convenient, on-demand
network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks,
servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released
with little management effort or service provider interaction" in the article.
A new distributed computing paradigm called "cloud computing" aims to provide
consumers with scalable, affordable on-demand services without requiring them to make
significant upfront infrastructure investments. The role that clouds computing has had in
eradicating the importance of an enterprise's size as a determining factor in its economic
success is one of the primary reasons for its success. An outstanding illustration of this
development is the idea of data centres, which do away with the requirement for small
businesses to invest significantly in building an infrastructure to attract customers.

SERVICES OF CLOUD COMPUTING

Large corporations are collaborating to develop cloud services, including Microsoft
in the software sector, Google, and Amazon in the internet technology sector. The
three most popular cloud computing services are software as a service (SaaS),
platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), which are
provided both internally and by outside suppliers.

A) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Software as a Service, or SaaS, is the term used to describe software that is made
available online. In software as a service (SaaS), a provider licences an application to
users either as a service on demand, through a subscription, charged based on their
usage, or for free where there is a chance to make money from sources other than the
user, such as through advertising or user list sales. As a result, the cost of support and
maintenance is effectively reduced.
 B) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Like SaaS, PaaS is a platform for the development of software that is distributed
through the internet as opposed to actual software. Here, the company's service
includes fundamental development standards and advice on how to effectively
distribute them. In this case, the environment would include an OS, a database, a
setting for running programmes, and a web server.

C) Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
IaaS is a method of delivering the server, storage, network, and operating system
components of the cloud computing infrastructure as an on-demand service.

D) Big-Data-as-a-Service (BDaaS)
BDaaS offers businesses a cloud-based architecture that offers comprehensive big
data solutions. Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), Hadoop as a Service (HDaaS), and Data
Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) are all bundled into one structure.

E) Hadoop-as-a-Service (HaaS)
Many big data projects and applications use Hadoop as their foundational technology.
This system for processing data storage makes it possible to store data, share files,
analyse data, and more. Hadoop is widely employed by businesses from Facebook to
Yahoo as social media and Internet communication develop.

F) Data-as-a-Service (DaaS)
Technology-based DaaS solutions offer real-time customer and market data. DaaS
separates data from its connected apps without considering the platform or location in
order to provide consumers with useful information.

G) Data-Analytics-as-a-Service (DAaaS)
Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) makes extensible analytical tools available through a
cloud-based delivery methodology. This service offers a variety of analytical tools
that can be used to analyse the heterogeneous data. Knowledge workers can access
information data sets in a personalised way thanks to analytics as a service.

H) Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)
Customers are paid for using features, capacities, and database administration tools in
DBaas. The DBaas database manager module uses an Application Programming
Interface (API) to manage all underlying database instances.

I) Information-as-a-Service (INaaS)
Through a single application or mashup, businesses use data from numerous sources.

J) Business-Process-as-a-Service (BPaaS)
Businesses are using process optimisation to boost productivity and specify precise
business goals. Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) refers to business operations
such as payroll, printing, and e-commerce that are provided as a service over the
 Internet and accessed by one or more web-enabled interfaces including PCs, smart
phones, and tablets.

K) Integration-as-a-Service (INaaS)
An integration service delivery paradigm in the cloud is called Integration as a
Service (INaaS).

L) Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS)
Users who access the Internet through relatively unprotected highways are vulnerable
to security attacks. SECaaS can act as a buffer against the most persistent internet
attacks in this situation. Software as a Service (SaaS) is the model on which SECaaS
is based, however it is only applicable to specific information security services. This
security management outsourcing strategy.
M) Testing-as-a-Service (TaaS)
Testing as a Service (TaaS) for SaaS, clouds, and cloud-based applications is made
possible by cloud computing. TaaS is an outsourcing model where testing tasks
related to company operations are delegated to a third party with expertise in
mimicking real-world testing environments in accordance with client needs.

N) Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS)
This combines the online provision to users of several private or public cloud
services. XaaS is a rather ironic name for the spread of cloud services given how
many different classes of IT resources are currently supplied in this manner. Software
as a Service (SaaS), infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and platform as a service
(PaaS) are the three most popular XaaS examples.

CONCLUSION
Cloud computing is currently on the minds of IT organisations all around the world.
Companies who employ cloud computing for the implementation and scaling of IT
for business processes stand to gain significantly from it. Cloud computing services
are being adopted by an increasing number of businesses, from accounting
corporations to zoological organisations. On desktop and mobile devices, millions of
users use online cloud services like Apple iCloud, Gmail, and Dropbox every day.
The $80 billion worldwide cloud computing business is still experiencing increased
rivalry between cloud and outsourced providers. Developers should consider the rise
of cloud computing since we anticipate it.

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