Cloud technologies
Cloud Data Center or Cloud DC is a relatively modern term that refers to a set of computing resources leased (IaaS) in order to accommodate one’s infrastructure in a computing cloud. What you get is an isolated private cloud of any desired configuration with a flexible management system and powerful functionality.
Cloud DC allows you to replace outdated or increase resources to your current server hardware by adding flexibility and manageability to it. In other words, you are getting a virtual data center with unlimited resources, which are available at your disposal anytime.
Main features of a Cloud Data Center:
- Flexibility and manageability of calculating resources;
- High reliability and redundancy of the cloud by its design;
- Complete isolation and security of the virtual infrastructure;
- Wide functionality and ability to implement even the most sophisticated systems.
Microsoft Cloud Platform – one of the most modern and advanced cloud systems on the IaaS market. Microsoft is a distinctive leader in a broad range of cloud technologies, strengthening its position every year. Reliability and wide functionality of the cloud allows creating both small and simple clouds, as well as large and complex cluster architectures that can withstand even the highest loads. This presents the users flexibility and opportunity to scale their needs in every direction.
Cloud platform from Microsoft includes a virtualization system (supervisor) Hyper-V, System Center management system and Azure cloud technologies.
Together, these technologies lets the user:
- Create/delete/change configuration of the virtual machines in the cloud;
- Turn on/off/reboot virtual machines;
- Configure and distribute the network;
- Create backups and snaphots;
- Connect to virtual machine’s console;
- Template and scripting the creating of virtual machines.