There are 5 main types of clouds in cloud computing: private clouds, public clouds, hybrid clouds, community clouds, and personal clouds. A private cloud is a dedicated infrastructure for a single organization, either on-site or off-site. A public cloud is a shared infrastructure for multiple organizations with separate data. A hybrid cloud combines both private and public clouds. A community cloud is designed for a specific community and can have various configurations. A personal cloud is dedicated for an individual user.

1. Types of Clouds in Cloud
Computing
Cloud computing has takes over the Information
technology world at a high speed. Cloud computing
comes in 3 major forms: private clouds, public clouds
and hybrid clouds. Based on the kind of data that one
works with, you can compare and use private, public or
hybrid clouds with respect to the various levels of
management and security needed. Let’s look into what
each one is:

2. Cloud Computing Types
1. Private Cloud
2. Public Cloud
3. Hybrid Cloud
4. Community Cloud
5. Personal Cloud

3. 1. Private Cloud
A Private Cloud is implemented using a dedicated data center
infrastructure of hardware and software that is used privately by
an organization. The data center can be on-premises or off-
premises. It is not shared with another organization. If the data
center is shared, then its called a Virtual Private Cloud.
The Cloud Computing Stack in a Private Cloud is dedicated to
the organization. If the data center is shared but not the Cloud
Computing Stack, that is a Virtual Private Cloud. When both the
Cloud Computing Stack and the data center are shared, then it
becomes a Public Cloud. A Private Cloud may participate in a
Hybrid Cloud.

4. 2. Public Cloud
A Public Cloud is implemented using a shared data center
infrastructure of hardware and software that is shared by multiple
organizations. The data center is generally off-premises.
The Cloud Computing Stack in a Public Cloud is also shared with
other organizations. The data, however, for each organization is
kept separate. If the data center is shared but not the Cloud
Computing Stack, that is a Virtual Private Cloud. When neither
the Cloud Computing Stack nor the data center is shared, then
that is known as a Private Cloud. A Public Cloud may participate
in a Hybrid Cloud.

5. 3. Hybrid Cloud
A Hybrid Cloud is any combination of Clouds. It could be a
Private Cloud and one or more Public Clouds. Similarly it could
be a Virtual Private Cloud and one or more Public Clouds. But
this is so much more than just multiple Clouds. There has got to
be resources that are shared among the Clouds. An example of
this is Cloud Bursting.

6. 4. Community Cloud
A Community Cloud can be a Private Cloud, Virtual Private
Cloud, Public Cloud, or Hybrid Cloud. A Community Cloud is
specifically designed to meet the defined needs of a community.
Such communities involve individuals or organizations that have
shared interests. This includes industrial groups, research
groups, standard groups, and so on. Therefore, a Community
Cloud is not so much a type of Cloud as it is a way to look at how
Clouds could be used. The data center that supports the
Community Cloud could be one of the member organizations or it
could also be in a location away from all member organizations.

7. 5. Personal Cloud
There is a Private Cloud implemented utilizing an organization a
data center infrastructure of hardware and software that’s used
by an organization. The data center can be on-premises or off-
premises. It isn’t shared with another organization. In case the
data center is shared, that’s a Virtual Personal Cloud.
The Cloud Computing Stack in a Personal Cloud is dedicated for
the organization. In case the data center is shared but not the
Cloud Computing Stack, that’s a Virtual Personal Cloud. If the
data center and the Cloud Computing Stack are shared, that’s a
Public Cloud. A Personal Cloud might participate in a Hybrid
Cloud.

8. VisualPath’s Cloud course helps students master all these
cloud types and gives them hands on experience in
working with them!
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