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Cloud Computing Architecture Model Described Know the Players January 19, 2009, Volume 131, Issue 3
The cloud relationship model Wayne Horkan developed (replete with graphical representations) is the subject of his guest article on the Sun Startup Essentials site. Horkan's also has his own blog with other, related and unrelated, posts. Horkan's model comprises three major cloud communities:
Horkan also cites the five-part model from the 451 Group's white paper Partly Cloudy - Blue-Sky Thinking About Cloud Computing that identifies "as-a-service" variants as billing and engagement models and also postulates the five major Cloud Computing provider models, into which the majority of minor "*aaS" variants fall, which are:
Horkan also cites what he terms one of the best breakdowns and visual analysis of this space, the model in Peter Laird's Understanding the Cloud Computing/SaaS/PaaS markets: a Map of the Players in the Industry and recommends it to readers. Major Architectural Layers
Another element in Horkan's model includes the major architectural layers that are part of each of the above billing / engagement models offered by the Cloud providers. They are:
With this structure laid out, Horkan assigns the parties to their respective places in the model: cloud providers, cloud users and, between them, inhabiting what he terms the "Delta of Effort / Delta of Opportunity," the cloud adopters/developers. There are tradeoffs to be realized in this delta, Horkan writes, which vary in level of return depending on the greater or lesser contributions made by the the cloud provider, though cloud adopters/developers need to exercise care not to short the opportunity to benefit from the complete range of value offered in the cloud providers' infrastructure. More Information
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