William Lehr
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780262029407
- eISBN:
- 9780262331166
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262029407.003.0003
- Subject:
- Computer Science, Programming Languages
The Internet is evolving from a best-effort, unregulated, data transport network overlaid on the legacy telephone network (or PSTN) into the global platform (the new PSTN) for a much more complex ...
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The Internet is evolving from a best-effort, unregulated, data transport network overlaid on the legacy telephone network (or PSTN) into the global platform (the new PSTN) for a much more complex array of computing, storage and data transport services (the Internet Cloud). Policymakers confront numerous questions in crafting an appropriate market-based regulatory framework to protect the public interest with respect to the Internet's new role as essential socio-economic infrastructure. This chapter discusses the technical, business, and policy trends driving this transition, with special focus on the complex challenge of ensuring reliability in the Internet cloud.Less
The Internet is evolving from a best-effort, unregulated, data transport network overlaid on the legacy telephone network (or PSTN) into the global platform (the new PSTN) for a much more complex array of computing, storage and data transport services (the Internet Cloud). Policymakers confront numerous questions in crafting an appropriate market-based regulatory framework to protect the public interest with respect to the Internet's new role as essential socio-economic infrastructure. This chapter discusses the technical, business, and policy trends driving this transition, with special focus on the complex challenge of ensuring reliability in the Internet cloud.
Nayan B. Ruparelia
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780262529099
- eISBN:
- 9780262334129
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262529099.001.0001
- Subject:
- Computer Science, Programming Languages
Most of the information available on cloud computing is either highly technical, with details that are irrelevant to non-technologists, or pure marketing hype, in which the cloud is simply used as a ...
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Most of the information available on cloud computing is either highly technical, with details that are irrelevant to non-technologists, or pure marketing hype, in which the cloud is simply used as a selling point. This book, however, explains the cloud from the user's viewpoint. The author explains what the cloud is, when to use it (and when not to), how to select a cloud service, how to integrate it with other technologies, and what the best practices are for using cloud computing. A simple and basic definition of cloud computing from the National Institute of Science and Technology is considered: a model enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Thus businesses, individuals and communities can harness information technology resources usually available only to large enterprises. This, as the author demonstrates, represents a paradigm shift for businesses and individuals alike. In additon, the book considers the contractual, legal, financial, security and risk related aspects of adopting and migrating to the cloud. Cloud patterns are examined in terms of five deployment models; and a cloud computing maturity model is derived to align the use of cloud computing with best practices.A unique aspect of the book is that it provides innovative constructs that affect the way cloud computing shall be viewed and used in the future. In particular, it addresses novel concepts for cloud computing: cloud cells, or specialist clouds for specific uses; the personal cloud; the cloud of things and services; and cloud service exchanges.Less
Most of the information available on cloud computing is either highly technical, with details that are irrelevant to non-technologists, or pure marketing hype, in which the cloud is simply used as a selling point. This book, however, explains the cloud from the user's viewpoint. The author explains what the cloud is, when to use it (and when not to), how to select a cloud service, how to integrate it with other technologies, and what the best practices are for using cloud computing. A simple and basic definition of cloud computing from the National Institute of Science and Technology is considered: a model enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Thus businesses, individuals and communities can harness information technology resources usually available only to large enterprises. This, as the author demonstrates, represents a paradigm shift for businesses and individuals alike. In additon, the book considers the contractual, legal, financial, security and risk related aspects of adopting and migrating to the cloud. Cloud patterns are examined in terms of five deployment models; and a cloud computing maturity model is derived to align the use of cloud computing with best practices.A unique aspect of the book is that it provides innovative constructs that affect the way cloud computing shall be viewed and used in the future. In particular, it addresses novel concepts for cloud computing: cloud cells, or specialist clouds for specific uses; the personal cloud; the cloud of things and services; and cloud service exchanges.
Benjamin H. Bratton
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780262029575
- eISBN:
- 9780262330183
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262029575.003.0005
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
This chapter discusses the second of six layers in The Stack, the Cloud layer. The “Cloud” refers to Cloud computing generally and includes global networks of datacenters, information channels and ...
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This chapter discusses the second of six layers in The Stack, the Cloud layer. The “Cloud” refers to Cloud computing generally and includes global networks of datacenters, information channels and routers, and services that constitute various global Cloud platforms. Each platform suggests a particular model of Cloud Polis, the quasi-sovereign polity that takes on traditional State functions but operates transnationally. This chapter includes discussions of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon platforms. It argues that conflicts ensue between State and Cloud platforms, such as between China and Google, over where and how sovereignty is guaranteed. Different political geographies are superimposed one on top of the other, and their logics of platform sovereignty do not blend into a single master architecture. Rather, this layering of incommensurate geographies defines our contemporary geopolitical architecture.Less
This chapter discusses the second of six layers in The Stack, the Cloud layer. The “Cloud” refers to Cloud computing generally and includes global networks of datacenters, information channels and routers, and services that constitute various global Cloud platforms. Each platform suggests a particular model of Cloud Polis, the quasi-sovereign polity that takes on traditional State functions but operates transnationally. This chapter includes discussions of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon platforms. It argues that conflicts ensue between State and Cloud platforms, such as between China and Google, over where and how sovereignty is guaranteed. Different political geographies are superimposed one on top of the other, and their logics of platform sovereignty do not blend into a single master architecture. Rather, this layering of incommensurate geographies defines our contemporary geopolitical architecture.
Nayan B. Ruparelia
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780262529099
- eISBN:
- 9780262334129
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262529099.003.0001
- Subject:
- Computer Science, Programming Languages
What is the optimum investment required to provide computational resources? Since demand for computing varies, businesses face a dilemma: if they under-invest, then business suffers; if they ...
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What is the optimum investment required to provide computational resources? Since demand for computing varies, businesses face a dilemma: if they under-invest, then business suffers; if they over-invest, then they are utilizing their money inefficiently. Cloud computing resolves this dilemma by allowing businesses to invest in computing resources on an as needed basis. Thus, capital expenditure for computing is minimized since cloud computing provides a route to utilizing computational resources as operational expenditures.The NIST (National Institute of Science and Technology) defines clould computing as a model for enabling ubiquitous, 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 minimal management effort or interaction. This model promotes availability and is composed of five essential characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models.The definition is extended by including Business-Process-as-a-Service (BpaaS) and Information-as-a-Service (INaaS) as cloud service models in addition to the Infrastructure-, Platform-and Software-as-a-Service models of NIST. In addition, the four deployment models of cloud computing (public, private, community and hybrid) are discussed in terms of their scope and capabilities.Finally, the roles and responsibilities of cloud computing actors are outlined as creators, producers, brokers and consumers.Less
What is the optimum investment required to provide computational resources? Since demand for computing varies, businesses face a dilemma: if they under-invest, then business suffers; if they over-invest, then they are utilizing their money inefficiently. Cloud computing resolves this dilemma by allowing businesses to invest in computing resources on an as needed basis. Thus, capital expenditure for computing is minimized since cloud computing provides a route to utilizing computational resources as operational expenditures.The NIST (National Institute of Science and Technology) defines clould computing as a model for enabling ubiquitous, 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 minimal management effort or interaction. This model promotes availability and is composed of five essential characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models.The definition is extended by including Business-Process-as-a-Service (BpaaS) and Information-as-a-Service (INaaS) as cloud service models in addition to the Infrastructure-, Platform-and Software-as-a-Service models of NIST. In addition, the four deployment models of cloud computing (public, private, community and hybrid) are discussed in terms of their scope and capabilities.Finally, the roles and responsibilities of cloud computing actors are outlined as creators, producers, brokers and consumers.
