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What is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Chapter 2
Handbook of Research on Cyber Approaches to Public Administration and Social Policy
It acts as an infrastructure which offers a virtual hardware functionality, like data storage and web hosting. In infrastructure as a Service, the potential granted to the user is to supply computer infrastructure handling, storage, networks, and various computing resources of an outsourced foundation to sustain business activities where the user can install and operate software that can include operating systems and applications.
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Cloud Computing Applications in Social Work and Education
Estabraq Abbas Fadhil (Atilim University, Turkey) and Sacip Toker (Atilim University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3380-5.ch002
Abstract
This chapter provides overall information related to cloud computing technology. Initially, it explains an overview history of the technology. In addition, the components of cloud computing and how these components interact each other are described for a better understanding of lay persons. The distinctive fundamental characteristics of cloud computing are also listed. The chapter illuminates the service and deployment models of cloud computing. Moreover, the benefits and challenges are examined. Another section of the chapter highlights possible implementations of cloud computing in education and compares these implementations between the developing and developed country perspectives. More specifically, the services currently being used in the education domain are also emphasized. Finally, the possibility of using cloud computing in social work as an information technology or systems solutions is considered.
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Chapter 6
The Empirical Analysis of Cloud Computing Services among the Hungarian Enterprises
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Published in Chapter: The Empirical Analysis of Cloud Computing Services among the Hungarian Enterprises; From: Handbook of Research on Cultural and Economic Impacts of the Information Society
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Cloud Computing and Information Systems Strategy in Multi-National Companies
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Published in Chapter: Cloud Computing and Information Systems Strategy in Multi-National Companies; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Transformation, Industry Use Cases, and the Impact of Disruptive Technologies
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Chapter 1
Cloud Computing: A Security and Defense Proposal
ass="highlight">A network virtualized equipment and services offered in cloud.
Published in Chapter: Cloud Computing: A Security and Defense Proposal; From: Contemporary Challenges for Cyber Security and Data Privacy
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Chapter 7
Cloud Computing in Tourism
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Published in Chapter: Cloud Computing in Tourism; From: Digital Marketing Strategies for Tourism, Hospitality, and Airline Industries
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Chapter 116
Forensic Investigations in Cloud Computing
ass="highlight">IaaS is an Internet delivered virtual environment in which the service provider supplies cloud infrastructure services that can include software, hardware, and networking equipment.
Published in Chapter: Forensic Investigations in Cloud Computing; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 10
Free and Open Source Cloud Computing Technology
It is a cloud service that provides virtualized servers, networks, data storage, and other necessary devices.
Published in Chapter: Free and Open Source Cloud Computing Technology; From: Handbook of Research on Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes
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Optimizing Cloud Computing Costs of Services for Consumers
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Published in Chapter: Optimizing Cloud Computing Costs of Services for Consumers; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 142
Security of Cloud Computing
The delivery of computer ass="highlight">ass="highlight">infrass="highlight">astructureass="highlight">as a service.
Published in Chapter: Security of Cloud Computing; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Enterprise Cloud Adoption: A Quantitative Exploratory Research
ass="highlight">ass="highlight">Infrass="highlight">astructureass="highlight">as a service is defined ass="highlight">as the ability to commoditize IT infrass="highlight">astructure resources ass="highlight">as services to organizations on demand. It provides organizations with the ability to re-direct resources to long-term strategic business goals while outsourcing the day-to-day IT functions, such ass="highlight">as archiving and business continuity to Cloud providers.
Published in Chapter: Enterprise Cloud Adoption: A Quantitative Exploratory Research; From: Handbook of Research on Architectural Trends in Service-Driven Computing
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Chapter 33
Forensic Acquisition Methods for Cloud Computing Environments
ass="highlight">IaaS is an Internet delivered virtual environment in which the service provider supplies cloud infrastructure services that can include software, hardware, and networking equipment.
Published in Chapter: Forensic Acquisition Methods for Cloud Computing Environments; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fifth Edition
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Distributed Streaming Big Data Analytics for Internet of Things (IoT)
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Published in Chapter: Distributed Streaming Big Data Analytics for Internet of Things (IoT); From: Handbook of Research on Big Data Storage and Visualization Techniques
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Architecture for Big Data Storage in Different Cloud Deployment Models
ass="highlight">ass="highlight">Infrass="highlight">astructureass="highlight">as a Service (IaaS) is used to deliver the computer infrass="highlight">astructure on an outsourced bass="highlight">asis to support enterprise applications.
Published in Chapter: Architecture for Big Data Storage in Different Cloud Deployment Models; From: Handbook of Research on Big Data Storage and Visualization Techniques
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Revealing Concepts of a Cloud Deployment Model: A Semantic Exploration of a New Generation of the Cloud
ass="highlight">A cloud computing solution that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, allowing users to rent virtual machines and storage rather than investing in and maintaining physical hardware.
Published in Chapter: Revealing Concepts of a Cloud Deployment Model: A Semantic Exploration of a New Generation of the Cloud; From: Emerging Trends in Cloud Computing Analytics, Scalability, and Service Models
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Federal Government Application of the Cloud Computing Application Integration Model
Processing, storage, networks and other computing resources are provisioned to allow users to deploy and run software.
Published in Chapter: Federal Government Application of the Cloud Computing Application Integration Model; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 1
From Mainframe to Cloud
Provides access to computing resource, specifically computing infrastructure, in a virtualized environment, through Internet connection.
Published in Chapter: From Mainframe to Cloud; From: Handbook of Research on High Performance and Cloud Computing in Scientific Research and Education
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Chapter 5
Model of E-Education Infrastructure based on Cloud Computing
Provides the consumer with the capability to provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources, and allows the consumer to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can include operating systems and applications.
Published in Chapter: Model of E-Education Infrastructure based on Cloud Computing; From: Handbook of Research on High Performance and Cloud Computing in Scientific Research and Education
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Admission Control in the Cloud: Algorithms for SLA-Based Service Model
The lowest level of the Cloud-ass="highlight">service model in which the user requests virtual machines and networks.
Published in Chapter: Admission Control in the Cloud: Algorithms for SLA-Based Service Model; From: Handbook of Research on Architectural Trends in Service-Driven Computing
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Chapter 3
Serverless Computing: Unveiling the Future of Cloud Technology
ass="highlight">Aass="highlight">service that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, allowing users to rent virtual machines, storage, and networks.,
Published in Chapter: Serverless Computing: Unveiling the Future of Cloud Technology; From: Serverless Computing Concepts, Technology and Architecture
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Chapter 6
Cloud Computing Service Provider Business Model Success Characteristics
Provision, processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources where the service provider controls the underlying infrastructure.
Published in Chapter: Cloud Computing Service Provider Business Model Success Characteristics; From: Digital Transformation and Internationalization Strategies in Organizations
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Chapter 18
An Ecosystem Governance Lens for Public Sector Digital Transformation: A New Zealand Case Study
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Published in Chapter: An Ecosystem Governance Lens for Public Sector Digital Transformation: A New Zealand Case Study; From: Handbook of Research on Smart Management for Digital Transformation
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Chapter 4
Cloud Computing Architectural Patterns
ass="highlight">A form of cloud computing that provides physical or virtualized computing, storage, or network resources over a network.
Published in Chapter: Cloud Computing Architectural Patterns; From: Handbook of Research on End-to-End Cloud Computing Architecture Design
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