Securing the Cloud

Chapter 2. Cloud Computing Architecture

Information in this Chapter

•Cloud Reference Architecture

•Control over Security in the Cloud Model

•Making Sense of Cloud Deployment

•Making Sense of Services Models

•How Clouds Are Formed and Key Examples

•Real-world Cloud Usage Scenarios

As a general model for delivering Information Technology services, cloud computing has broad applicability for adopters with diverse needs. For instance, some cloud advocates have argued that virtualization is a necessary technology component of cloud computing, whereas others argue that it is not always necessary. Likewise, some advocates claim that multitenancy is a necessary cloud capability, and yet in some cloud implementations, multitenancy is not available. This chapter ...