Cloud Platform Resource
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A Cloud Platform Resource is a manageable item within a cloud computing platform.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Virtual Cloud Platform Resource to being a Physical Cloud Platform Resource (within the cloud environment).
- It can be created, managed, and configured using the respective Cloud Platform Management Tools, such as Azure Portal, AWS Management Console, or Google Cloud Console.
- It can be identified by unique Cloud Resource Identifiers specific to each platform, like Amazon Resource Name (ARN), GCI, or Azure Resource ID.
- It can be organized into Cloud Resource Groups, grouped by Cloud Region, or associated with Cloud Projects.
- It can adhere to specific compliance and regulatory standards, depending on the region and industry.
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- Example(s):
- a Cloud Platform Virtual Machine Resource: A virtualized computing environment.
- a Cloud Platform Storage Account Resource: Cloud storage solutions.
- a Cloud Platform Database Resource: Managed databases within the cloud.
- a Cloud Platform Networking Resource: Virtual networks, firewalls, and load balancers.
- a Platform-Specific Resource, such as:
- an Azure Resource, such as a Azure Virtual Machine.
- an AWS Resource, such as a AWS S3 Bucket.
- a GCP Resource, such as a Google Compute Engine.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A Local File on a user's personal computer.
- An On-Premises Physical Server.
- See: Azure Resource, AWS Resource, GCP Resource, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Containerization, Cloud Compliance.
References
2023
- https://cloud.google.com/learn/what-is-cloud-computing
- QUOTE: Understanding the types of cloud computing resources can be time-consuming and costly. Enterprises need to buy physical servers and other infrastructure through procurement processes that can take months, and support the architecture of cloud computing. The acquired systems require a physical space, typically a specialized room with sufficient power and cooling. After configuring and deploying the systems, enterprises need expert personnel to manage them.
This long process is difficult to scale when demand spikes or business expands. Enterprises can acquire more computing resources than needed, ending up with low utilization numbers.
- QUOTE: Understanding the types of cloud computing resources can be time-consuming and costly. Enterprises need to buy physical servers and other infrastructure through procurement processes that can take months, and support the architecture of cloud computing. The acquired systems require a physical space, typically a specialized room with sufficient power and cooling. After configuring and deploying the systems, enterprises need expert personnel to manage them.
2023
- https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/cloud-computing/what-is-cloud-infrastructure
- QUOTE: Cloud infrastructure is a term used to describe the components needed for cloud computing, which includes hardware, abstracted resources, storage, and network resources. Think of cloud infrastructure as the tools needed to build a cloud. In order to host services and applications in the cloud, you need cloud infrastructure.
- An abstraction technology or process—like virtualization — is used to seperate resources from physical hardware and pool them into clouds; automation software and management tools allocate these resources and provision new environments so users can access what they need—when they need it.