A framework to classify cloud computing platforms, through all the layers starting with physical hardware to software applications, along with examples

2. Cloud Platforms Classification
A framework to compare cloud computing services

3. Contents
● Cloud Computing Acronyms
● Cloud Computing Layers
● Iaas, Paas, Saas
● Demos of Applications using cloud layers
● Q&A

4. Cloud Computing Acronyms
IaaS
BPaaS
BDaaS
SaaS
DaaS SEaaS
AWS
HPC
PaaS
Cloud
Computing
Platforms
HDaaS MDM

5. Cloud Computing Layers
Software
(SaaS)
Platform
(PaaS)
Infrastructure
(IaaS)
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6. Infrastructure
(IaaS)
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● Servers
● Blade Servers
● HPC
● KVM Console Servers
● Routers
● Switches
● Cables
● SAN Storage
● SSD SAN Storage
● Virtual Tape Libs
● NAS
Users
System
Engineers
Physical Machines
Network
Hardware
Storage Devices
Examples
● Server providers like IBM,
HP, Dell etc.
● Hosting providers like
Rackspace offer servers
on rent
Examples
● Network equipment
providers like Cisco,
Avaya, Motorola etc.
● Hosting providers offer
bundled network services
Examples
● Storage equipment
providers like Dell, NEC,
EMC etc.
● Hosting providers offer
storage on rent

7. Infrastructure
(IaaS)
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● Virtual computing
units
● Pool of resources
from different servers
● Automatic load
balancing, higher
availability
● Decouples virtual
networks from
network hardware
● Provides higher
utilization, flexibility
● Easier management
of resources
● Decouples storage
volumes from physical
hardware
● Caching,
snapshotting, high
availability
● IO optimization
independent of
computing resources
Users
Infrastructure
Engineers
Virtual Machines
Software Defined
Network (SDN)
Software Defined
Storage (SDS)
Examples
● Open Stack Nova
● Amazon EC2
● MS Windows Azure
● Google Compute Engine
● IBM SmartCloud
● VMware vSphere
Examples
● Open Stack Neutron
● Vmware Nicira (NSX)
Examples
● Open Stack Cinder
● Vmware Virtual SAN

8. Platform
(PaaS)
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● Containers for running
applications
● Compiled applications
along with run-time
support libraries can
be deployed
● Isolated, self-described
● Infrastructure agnostic
● Routing messages
between app
containers, storage
systems & external
systems
● Routing, queueing,
scheduling
● Load balancing
● Storage and retrieval
of objects
● No mounting
partitioning, formatting
● HTTP API for store
and retrieve
Users
DevOps
Engineers
Application
Containers
Routing,
Messaging
Object Storage
Examples
● Docker
● Dyno
● CloudFoundry Warden
● Google Imctfy
Examples
● CloudFoundry
Messaging/NATS
● Heroku Routing Layer
● CloudFoundry Router
Examples
● Open Stack Swift
● Amazon S3
● Ceph Storage

9. Platform
(PaaS)
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● Uses Application
Containers
● Runtime support (e.g.
JVM for Java,
Interpreters for
Python, PHP, Node.js,
Grails etc.)
● Middleware (e.g.
Tomcat, Spring)
● Provides
communication
among applications
● Routing,
Transformations,
Queuing
● Enterprise Service
Bus
● Ready-to-use
database as a service
● Relational, key-value,
column-oriented
database
● Availability and
scalability
Users
Professional
Developers
Application
Platforms
Integration
Platforms
Database
Platforms
Examples
● CloudFoundry Buildpacks
● Google App Engine
● Heroku Buildpacks
Examples
● TIBCO Cloud Bus
● WS02 StratosLive
● Windows Azure BizTalk
Services
Examples
● Amazon SimpleDB,
DynamoDB, RDS,
Redshift
● Object Rocket
(MongoDB, Riak)
● Windows Azure SQL

10. Software
(SaaS)
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● Computing
components, APIs
● Can be orchestrated
to build or extend
applications
● Can be customized
with configuration, or
Domain-specific
Languages (DSLs)
● Communication APIs
● Can be utilized to
provide pre-built
communication
services to
applications
● Customized using
configuration or DSLs
● Prebuilt storage
services
● Big data as a service
● Provides value-added
services such as
ready analytics tools
Users
Enterprise
Developers
Application
Components
Communication
Components
Storage
Components
Examples
● Force.com
● Google Prediction API
● Hubspot API
● Zuora API
● MuleSoft Anypoint
Connectors
Examples
● Amazon Simple Email
Service
● Twilio, Voxeo APIs for
unified communications
Examples
● Dropbox API
● Qlikview
● SAP Business Objects BI
On Demand
● TIBCO Silver Spotfire

11. Software
(SaaS)
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● Ready-to-use software applications
● Web and mobile interface
Users
● 3-tier architecture
● Typically multi-tenant
● Whole range from consumer to enterprise
applications
● Different licensing and payment options
End Users
● Software Applications
Examples
● Salesforce.com, hubspot.com, zuora.com,
netsuite.com, wordpress.com
● oracle on-demand, SAP on-demand
● Wordpress.org, Drupal, Liferay, SugarCRM,
Compiere.com

12. Demos
Demo Applications
of Applications using
different layers of the cloud

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Infrastructure
(IaaS)
Cloud Services
Brokerage & Management
Service
Amazon
Web Services
Rackspace
Managed
Cloud
Windows
Azure Savvis

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Infrastructure
(IaaS)

22. Platform
(PaaS)
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Analytical
Compute Grid
Data Warehouse
As a Service
SQL
Column Database
(Cassandra)
Ralational Database
(PostgreSQL)
HDFS
(Hadoop+Hive)
Data Source Index
(Mapping/Cassandra)
ODBC
JDBC
Management
API

23. Platform
(PaaS)
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24. Software
(SaaS)
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Retail Experience Engine
Software

25. Software
(SaaS)
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26. Ashutosh Bijoor
ashutosh.bijoor@accionlabs.com
Thank you!