Introduction to Common Cloud Services
Explore the foundational layers of cloud computing services, including physical infrastructure, virtualization, orchestration, and security. Understand how these layers work together to provide scalable and reliable cloud platforms, and discover how monitoring and security are integrated throughout to protect data and maintain service availability.
In this lesson, we’ll understand the different layers of the cloud computing infrastructure stack. It doesn't represent the architecture of any particular cloud platform but rather a high-level view of how various components are stacked to provide cloud services we all use on any given platform.
Physical infrastructure layer
The physical infrastructure layer represents the physical servers, network equipment, storage devices, etc. It includes the data centers with racks of servers containing CPUs, memory, hard drives, etc., all connected via a network. Cloud vendors manage the operation of data centers worldwide to serve their global audience.
Virtualization layer
The virtualization layer represents the software and ...