Cloud Computing Security

CHAPTER 15

Cloud Computing Architecture and Security Concepts

Pramod Pandya

California State University

Fullerton, California

Riad Rahmo

IT Consultant

Mission Viejo, California

CONTENTS

15.1  Introduction

15.2  Cloud Computing Services Characteristics

15.3  Cloud Clients

15.3.1  Hardware Clients

15.3.1.1  Thick Clients

15.3.1.2  Thin Clients

15.3.1.3  Smartphones

15.3.2  Software Clients

15.3.2.1  Fat or Rich Clients

15.3.2.2  Thin or Web-Applications Clients

15.3.2.3  Smart Clients

15.4  Back-end Platforms

15.4.1  Cloud Storage

15.4.2  Cloud Servers

15.5  Delivery Models

15.5.1  Infrastructure as a Service

15.5.2  Platform as a Service

15.5.3  Software as a Service

15.6  The Deployment of Cloud Services

15.6.1  Public Cloud

15.6.2  Private ...