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7: Cloud Computing and Managing the Cloud Infrastructure

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    • 7.0: Introduction
      This page discusses the importance of cloud computing in delivering software applications efficiently and securely. It highlights its benefits, such as anytime, anywhere access to information, overcoming physical storage limitations, and enhancing data management. Cloud computing has transformed remote work and improved the development and effectiveness of information systems in the modern business environment.
    • 7.1: Fundamentals of Cloud Computing
      This page discusses cloud computing's benefits for organizations, emphasizing its flexibility, scalability, and rapid deployment compared to traditional IT setups. It highlights the advantages of managed infrastructure from providers like AWS and Google, enhancing efficiency without the hardware management burden.
    • 7.2: Cloud Computing Services, Pricing, and Deployment Models
      This page discusses cloud services, focusing on delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), deployment types (public, private, hybrid), and how consumers choose providers based on scalability and costs. It emphasizes the importance of service-level agreements (SLAs) in ensuring quality. Major providers like Amazon and Google enhance career opportunities in information systems.
    • 7.3: Cloud Computing Technologies
      This page outlines essential aspects of cloud computing, including its components, migration strategies, and industry standards like NIST. Organizations are encouraged to plan migrations carefully, ensuring compliance with security standards and selecting suitable providers. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework aids in developing cybersecurity policies, while AI integration enhances threat detection and data protection.
    • 7.4: Cloud-Based Industry Applications
      This page details various cloud-based applications like ERP, CRM, SCM, and HR systems, and discusses evaluating costs, functionalities, and migration benefits. It underscores the role of automation tools and personnel in cloud migration and highlights global software development considerations. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of collaboration between development teams and end users for seamless transitions, facilitating feature testing and user interaction to verify processes.
    • 7.5: Scientific, Industrial, and Social Implications of Cloud Computing
      This page details advancements in cloud computing, including breakthroughs like Software-Defined Networking (SDN) that improve network management and scalability. It addresses social implications such as data privacy, ethical data use, and legal frameworks. The importance of sustainability is emphasized, focusing on accessibility, energy efficiency, and environmental impact.
    • 7.6: Key Terms
      This page defines various cloud computing and IT infrastructure concepts, including bare metal servers, business continuity, and capital expenditure. It explains cloud models (public, private, hybrid) and services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), along with cybersecurity, disaster recovery, data migration tools, and roles of IT professionals like network engineers and system administrators.
    • 7.7: Summary
      This page discusses the transformative impact of cloud computing on IT service management, emphasizing constant internet access, efficiency through virtualization, and flexible service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment options (public, private, hybrid). It highlights the importance of security during migration, the need for strong support frameworks, and the challenges organizations face in software support and migration strategies.
    • 7.8: Review Questions
      This page includes multiple-choice questions on cloud computing concepts, covering definitions of physical environments and cloud service structures like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. It addresses business continuity, data migration, and networking advancements, as well as ethical issues for IS professionals and elements of enterprise and supply chain management. Key terms discussed are on-premise, virtualization, community cloud, and machine learning in data management contexts.
    • 7.9: Check Your Understanding Questions
      This page discusses cloud computing, covering consumer offerings, virtualization's role, and specialized careers. It defines Platform as a Service and outlines delivery models. Advantages of software-defined networks, the CIA triad, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework are highlighted. Additionally, it addresses application life cycles, enterprise resource planning modules, cost factors for migration, and accessibility and storage types in cloud environments.
    • 7.10: Application Questions
      This page features various questions on cloud computing and systems administration, focusing on the skills required for systems administrators, the use of hybrid clouds in retail, the functions of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, challenges with outdated application production environments, and compliance obligations for IT professionals managing data.


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