Cloud computing: state-of-the-art and research challenges

Abstract: Cloud computing has recently emerged as a new paradigm for hosting and delivering services over the Internet. Cloud computing is attractive to business owners as it eliminates the requirement for users to plan ahead for provisioning, and allows enterprises to start from the small and increase resources only when there is a rise in service demand. However, despite the fact that cloud computing offers huge opportunities to the IT industry, the development of cloud computing technology is currently at its infancy, with many issues still to be addressed. In this paper, we present a survey of cloud computing, highlighting its key concepts, architectural principles, state-of-the-art implementation as well as research challenges. The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the design challenges of cloud computing and identify important research directions in this increasingly important area.

Conclusion:

Cloud computing has recently emerged as a compelling paradigm for managing and delivering services over the Internet. The rise of cloud computing is rapidly changing the landscape of information technology, and ultimately turning the long-held promise of utility computing into a reality.

However, despite the significant benefits offered by cloud computing, the current technologies are not matured enough to realize its full potential. Many key challenges in this domain, including automatic resource provisioning, power management and security management, are only starting to receive attention from the research community. Therefore, we believe there is still tremendous opportunity for researchers to make groundbreaking contributions in this field, and bring significant impact to their development in the industry.

In this paper, we have surveyed the state-of-the-art of cloud computing, covering its essential concepts, architectural designs, prominent characteristics, key technologies as well as research directions. As the development of cloud computing technology is still at an early stage, we hope our work will provide a better understanding of the design challenges of cloud computing, and pave the way for further research in this area.

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External Source: Journal of Internet Services and Applications