Cloud Based Smart Application Management

Cloud Based Smart Application Management

Table of Contents
Table of Contents................................................................................................2
Introduction to cloud computing.....................................................................3
Description of the application.........................................................................4
An Integrated Cloud-Based Smart Home Management System..................4
Functional and non-functional requirements...............................................5
Cloud service provider:....................................................................................6
Amazon Web Services (AWS).......................................................................6
Quality of design and navigation.....................................................................7
Challenges faced..............................................................................................7
Process of managing the resources.................................................................8
Support for zero downtime..............................................................................8
Advantages of Cloud computing......................................................................9
Disadvantages of Cloud computing.................................................................9
Analysis...............................................................................................................9
Comparison between Amazon Web Services IoT and Digital Ocean PaaS.....9
1. Range of Services....................................................................................9
2. Pricing.....................................................................................................9
3. Complexity...............................................................................................9
4. Support....................................................................................................9
5. Advanced Operations............................................................................10
Reasons of Preference...................................................................................10
Conclusion........................................................................................................11
References........................................................................................................12

Introduction to cloud computing
Cloud computing is a concept that came to revolutionize the technical operations of systems deployed on
the internet. If enables the provisioning of computing services through a network mostly the internet. It
attempts to eliminate the need for a physical computational resource into a remote provisioned resource.
In common terms, it eliminates the acquisition of irrelevant and unnecessary idle software and hardware
resource, it allows the renting of services and resources remotely through the pay as use model [1].
It is characterized by shared infrastructure which uses virtualization to manage the sharing of provisioned
resources among different subscribers. Moreover, it is based on dynamic provisioning which allows
allocation of services based on the demand requested. A critical aspect of cloud computing is the network
accessibility of the services across the internet all the time at any place.
Cloud computing has an architecture that allow different service models depending on the requirements of
the user. Software as a Service (SaaS) is a model where the consumers access and use a cloud-base
software application e.g. Office 365. Platform as a Service (PaaS) is another service model that the
consumers access a platform that is managed by the service provider but can deploy their own software
and applications e.g. Heroku. Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is the last service model that allows the
subscribers to control and manage their provisioned environment in terms of the operating system,
storage, configurations and installations e.g. Digital Ocean.
The supported deployment models of cloud computing include a private cloud where the infrastructure is
maintained and operated for a particular organization according to their specific needs [2]. A community
cloud is a deployment model whereby the infrastructure is shared among a group of organizations with
similar requirements and needs. A public cloud is a public infrastructure open to everyone but have less
security strengths with little financial charges. And finally a hybrid cloud is composed of a number of
different deployment cloud models combined together.

Description of the application
An Integrated Cloud-Based Smart Home Management System
The increase in modern technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning has led to the
increase pressure in the need for development of smart home management systems. The Internet of things
(IoT) has resulted into the integration of smart home technologies with smart devices such as motion
sensors, remote controllers, robotic systems, smart home appliances and recognition systems [3]. The
smart devices in the smart home system include:
a) Solar panels for generating renewable energy
The Smart system has an integrated solar panel channels that consume the sun arrays and generate
renewable energy that is environmental friendly and used to save cost on electricity.
b) Community enabled communication system
The cloud-based smart home management system integrates a communication system that is connected to
the neighbouring houses for fast, easy and cheap communication through wireless and cabled network.
c) Sensor detection for emergency alerts
Home safety is guaranteed by the system through an interconnected sensor detection of the perimeter
walls, main gates and all doors to detect burglary and forced entries into houses.
d) Computer Interface display
Through an integrated operating system of a particular specification, the system is able to display and
simulate a computer in the house with all operations hosted and controlled in the cloud [3].
e) Recognition capability
The selected system has the capability to recognize familiar faces registered in the cloud such as the family
members, as well as recognize strangers of which their data is synchronously registered to the cloud.
f) Real-time monitoring
With connected CCTVs, the system allows real-time remote monitoring of the house activities.
g) Remote control
It has the ability to remotely grant or revoke access into the house through the installed lock system.
h) Health care
The cloud-based smart home management system contain cloud-stored updated and real time medical
research and treatment procedures of all recorded health related issues as well as running a diagnostic.