Utility Computing in Amazon’s Cloud
A Brief Overview

O’Reilly’s Cloud Types
1. Utility Computing
2. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
3. Cloud-Based End-User
Applications (SaaS)
http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/10/web-20-and-cloud-computing.html

As a Generalization

Comparing Cloud Types

Interest in the Cloud

Growth of Amazon’s Cloud

Amazon’s Service Platform

Why We Chose Amazon

Use Cases We’re Exploring
Non-Production Environment Outsourcing
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Load Testing From the Cloud
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Business Continuity - Cold Standby
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Record Retention and Management
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Hosting Stateless Utility Services
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Dedicated Data / Actuarial Processing
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Proof of Concepts / Prototypes
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Nature of the Cloud

Utility Pricing

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