This document provides an overview of various cloud computing technologies and applications including content delivery network (CDN) services, multi-CDN architectures, mobile cloud computing (MCC), and intercloud issues. It describes how CDNs improve performance by caching content closer to users, how multi-CDNs combine resources from multiple providers, how mobile apps leverage cloud resources, and challenges around interoperability when connecting multiple cloud platforms.

1. Cloud Computing Technologies and
Applications

2. Table of Content
Cloud Computing Technologies and Applications :
• Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services,
•Multi-CDN, Features of Meta CDN,
•Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC),
•InterCloud Issues

3. Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services in CLoud
• A content delivery network (CDN) is a geographically distributed network of
servers and data centers.
• The primary goal of a CDN is to improve web performance by reducing the time
needed to send content and rich media to users.
• CDN architecture is also designed to reduce network latency caused by hauling
traffic over long distances and across several networks.
• CDN servers are often referred to as "edge servers" since all CDN servers are
located on the "edge network" — closer to end-users than a host server from
which an application or a website originates.

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6. Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services in CLoud
• AWS CloudFront is one of popular content delivery services used by AWS
business application users.
• Some other popular CDN services are:
• Akamai
• EdgeCast
• Level 3
• Incapsula
• Instart Logic
• Aryaka Networks
• Cloudflare
• Edgio

7. Multi-CDN
• A multi-CDN is the combination of multiple CDNs (content delivery networks)
from different providers into a single network.
• The need for a multi-CDN strategy arises when an organization’s traffic load
increases beyond their current capacity limitations on one CDN provider or if
they are looking to distribute their content geographically across providers
strategically.
• This is because of the many advantages to hosting content from different CDN
providers – geographical redundancy, security, increased performance, and
cost savings (multi-CDN can help reduce bandwidth costs by balancing out
loads) and taking advantage of the pricing differences between different CDN
vendors for different situations, time-slots, etc.
• A multi-CDN strategy can help you reduce latency, improve performance and
save costs

8. Multi-CDN
• Multi-CDN architecture is a setup that combines the infrastructure of different CDN providers, such as Akamai,
Cloudflare, Edgio, and others.
• It consolidates the resources of individual CDN providers and makes them accessible to broadcasters. A multi-
CDN takes the benefits of a traditional CDN to greater heights by improving its reach and reliability.
• The implementation of
multi-CDN architecture requires
you to identify different CDN providers
and configure each network with your
website. You even need to define various
switching mechanisms, such as:
• DNS-based switching
• HTTP redirect-based switching
• Client-side midstream switching
• Manifest rewrite on-the-fly

10. Meta CDN
• MetaCDN, a system that exploits ‘Storage Cloud’ resources, creating an
integrated overlay network that provides a low cost, high performance CDN for
content creators. MetaCDN removes the complexity of dealing with multiple
storage providers, by intelligently matching and placing users’ content onto one
or many storage providers based on their quality of service, coverage and
budget preferences. MetaCDN makes it trivial for content creators and
consumers to harness the performance and coverage of numerous ‘Storage
Clouds’ by providing a single unified namespace that makes it easy to integrate
into origin websites, and is transparent for end-users.

11. Features of Meta CDN
• Global presense – The business application of any user gets massive amount of
CDN locations which is not possible with one single CDN provider.
• Fastest content delivery – MetaCDN always selects the best optimal server for
individual users. If there are multiple CDN providers in one region, user always
get the content from the fastest one within that region.
• Always uptime – MetaCDN gives guarantee of 100% service uptime, because if
one CDN network goes down, MetaCDN immediately routes the traffic through
another provider.

12. Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC)
• Mobile cloud computing (MCC) is the method of using cloud technology to
deliver mobile apps.
• Complex mobile apps today perform tasks such as authentication, location-
aware functions, and providing targeted content and communication for end
users.
• Examples of MCC
• Finance and Commerce: Using your phone or tablet to track your account
balance, making a purchase on ecommerce platforms such as Amazon, Shopify,
etc., is an example of mobile cloud computing

13. Types of Cloud-Based Resources in MCC are:
• Distant Immobile Cloud Computing
• Hybrid Cloud Computing
• Distant Mobile Clouds
• Proximate Immobile Computing Entities
• Proximate Mobile Computing Entities

18. InterCloud Issues
• Intercloud or ‘cloud of clouds’ is a common term used for cloud computing.
• An intercloud architecture moves data between the infrastructure of multiple
cloud service providers (CSPs).
• Intercloud systems enable organizations to take complete control of their
application on the cloud and use corporate data anywhere, anytime. It offers
seamless connectivity and addresses common organizational issues, like
security, performance, and flexibility.
• The concept of Intercloud was first introduced to the world in 2008 when Cisco-
the global leader in IT and networking, started it as a research project.
• Later, it was taken over by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
to improve the functionality of existing cloud networks.
• Later in early 2009, it gained popularity and was regarded as the data center of
the future.

19. • Intercloud is a cloud deployment model that links multiple public cloud services
together as one holistic and actively orchestrated architecture.
• For example, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce.com, and others have
established data centers for hosting cloud application services such as social
networking, gaming portals, and business applications.

20. Issues
• Lack of interoperability and adopted standards together with intricate
regulatory context,
• inflexible pricing models and
• not adequate SLAs are recognised as the main obstacles to Cloud adoption.