ITC514 Cloud Computing Report

This report compares three Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Compute Engine. It details the features of each platform, focusing on virtual Linux server hosting, supported Linux distributions, virtual machine management, storage options, network services, redundancy, and backup strategies. A step-by-step guide is provided for launching a virtual machine on AWS, installing and configuring an Apache web server, and testing web server operations. The report concludes by summarizing the findings and highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each IaaS provider. The report includes screenshots illustrating the process of setting up a virtual machine and web server on AWS.