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Overview of cloud computing and its role in education.
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Cloud computing for education: A new dawn?
What is Cloud Computing?
Clusters of distributed computers which provide on-demand resources and services over a networked medium.
Why needed?
• Continuous upgrades of software and hardware.
• Current difficult economic conditions.
• Budget cut of educational institutions.
• High rate at which IT technology changes.
Cloud Services
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
Cloud Services
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Remote delivery of a full computer infrastructure. e.g., virtual computers, servers.
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
Cloud Services
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Services are provided remotely. e.g., operating system, database, Web servers.
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
Cloud Services
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
Applications are delivered through the Internet as a service.
Cloud Model for Educational Institution
IT service users of a university:
Cloud Model for Educational Institution
Cloud model for users:
Cloud Model for Educational Institution
• Provide students and staff with software and hardware.
• Provide researchers and postgraduate studentswith the required specialsoftware and hardwareto run experiments.
Cloud Model for Educational Institution
• Provide Web developerswith the developmenttools needed to writeand host Webapplications.
Advantages of Cloud
• Decreased Costs.
• Flexibility.
• Location Independence.
• Scalability and Speed.
• Optimal Resource Utilization.
• Reduce Carbon Footprint.
• Minimize licensing new software.
Cloud Storage Providers
Most of the biggest IT companies.
• Amazon
• IBM
• Microsoft.
• And many others.
The University of Westminster: case study
A case study by the author states that almost £1,000,000 was saved and university’s email system was more reliable by using Google Cloud Storage.
Cloud Concerns
• Security and privacy.
• Vendor lock and failures.
• Reliability.
Thank you.