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Cloud architectures

Cloud architectures

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Cloud architectures

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- [Instructor] There's a running joke that the cloud is really just someone else's computer. The funniest jokes though usually have some element of truth to them and while this is no exception, the cloud is a little more complicated than that. In an effort to clarify what the cloud actually is, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released special publication 800-145, the NIST definition of cloud computing. In that document, they outlined five essential characteristics of cloud computing. On-demand self-service means that the org using those cloud services can spin up new resources virtually on their own through an admin interface. No more asking someone else to do it for you. Broad network access means that people can access those resources from anywhere, using any device. Think pervasive or ubiquitous computing. Resource pooling means that cloud providers build out virtual host, so that one or more…

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