FIGURE 5.1 CLOUD SERVICE LIFE CYCLE Less emphasis is placed on location of data and processing than in outsourcing, though this information was a generally ascertainable.
● Cloud computing covers multiple service models (i.e,
software, infrastructure, and platform as a service.
As of this writing, access to cloud computing services are (at least in the public cloud computing framework,
for the most part, one-size-fits-all click hereto accept agreements, not negotiated arrangements.
Similarly, pricing tended to be unit-based (hence its comparison to utility computing.
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In the cloud environment, performance economies are important for the profitability of the cloud provider. Therefore a cloud provider may have multiple data centers geographically dispersed to take advantage of geographic cost differentials.
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Additionally, the ability of cloud providers to quickly scale up and down to meet customer requirements dictate that secondary and tertiary data centers be available either directly from the cloud provider or through its subcontracted arrangements. The location of data and processing at any given instant in time tends to be less well known to the customer in a cloud environment.
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