Essential Infrastructure and Platform Components for a Secure Data Center
The shift to the cloud is essential for organizations to remain competitive in today’s business landscape; it represents a complete transformation of how you interact and conduct business. This transformation is driven by the backbone of cloud computing—an intricate web of services and architectures that enable scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions. Embracing the cloud allows businesses to innovate rapidly, enhance collaboration, and access powerful computing resources on demand. In this chapter, you will learn what it really takes to run a cloud service, who is responsible for maintaining its security, and how all these components interconnect to create a resilient and efficient cloud environment.
In this chapter, you will review the following:
- Cloud infrastructure and platform components
- Physical design
- Environmental design
- Logical design
This chapter covers...
