Cloud Computing Platforms: A Detailed Comparison of AWS and Azure

This report provides an overview of cloud computing, highlighting its importance and various service models like IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and DaaS. It includes a detailed comparison between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, focusing on their advantages and disadvantages concerning data storage, speed, and suitability for different business sizes. The report recommends AWS as a more effective cloud-based server due to its efficiency and concludes with a recommendation for implementing cloud computing in schools to enhance data accessibility and security for students, while emphasizing the importance of robust security measures to protect against data breaches. Desklib provides students access to similar reports and solved assignments.

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Table of Contents
Question 1: the importance of cloud computing...................................................................................2
Question 3: Comparison between Microsoft Azure and AWS...............................................................2
Amazon web services:.......................................................................................................................2
Microsoft Azure:................................................................................................................................2
Question 4: recommendation................................................................................................................3
References.............................................................................................................................................4

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Question 1: the importance of cloud computing
Cloud computing is defined as computer technology which is used for storing a large
number of data sets. It is observed that cloud computing show a major part in the
advanced world where it provides a platform to the companies for controlling and
managing their data files [1]. There are several advantages due to which many
companies are using this information technology, for example, more effective, cost-
effective, very reliable, reduced errors and problems, and so on.
There are major four service models used in cloud computing which are the following:
 IaaS
 PaaS
 SaaS
 DaaS
Question 3: Comparison between Microsoft Azure and AWS
In the Amazon, web services machines are individually accessible but in the case of
Microsoft Azure machines are group into the cloud services. As compared with the
Microsoft Azure, AWS is more effective for big data analysis and it can be used for large
business industries [4]. Moreover, the data storage speeds of Amazon web services are
very fast as compare to Microsoft Azure.
Amazon web services:
Advantages Disadvantages
Very easy Limits of Amazon EC2
No volume limits Safety issues
Delivers haste and agility Practical care fee
Secure and reliable Overall cloud computing problems
More effective More complex
Microsoft Azure:
Advantages Disadvantages
Faster in speed The potential loss of accounts

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More flexible Data breach and leakage issues
Very easy to understand Shift to volume business
Can be used in the large business
industries
Increased self-hosting cost
Lower application lifecycle costs Less reliable
Therefore, it is recommended that the Amazon web service is an effective cloud-based
server rather than Microsoft Azure because it has the ability to improve the efficiency of
the system [3].
Question 4: recommendation
It is identified that cloud computing is more reliable and effective technology which is
used in any organization. It is recommended that cloud computing technology can be
used in my school because the students will no longer have to carry around devices and
they will have easy access to their notes or data related to their studies [2]. There
materials and document will remain secure in the cloud and they will be capable to
entrance them from anyplace and at any time. Moreover, it will provide a platform to
the students for sharing their files and data from one server to another. But, the
administration should emphasis on the security of cloud in order to defend their data
from hackers.

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References
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