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“A distributed computing paradigm that delivers IT resources as services via the Internet.” – Buyya

Key NIST characteristics:

Visual Suggestion: Bullet points summarizing the future scope.

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The first third of the PPT deck is dedicated to the fundamental principles. These are the non-negotiable laws of cloud computing. According to Buyya’s 2021 framework, these six principles form the bedrock:

  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)

  • Software as a Service (SaaS)

  • Function as a Service / Serverless

  • A common student pain point that the 2021 PPT clarifies masterfully:

    Visual Suggestion: Comparison of "Non-Virtualized Architecture" vs. "Virtualized Architecture" (Hypervisor layer).

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