Cloud Computing (AL-604 (A)) - Important Questions

Explain cloud deployment models, including Public Cloud vs Private Cloud

Explain elastic computing and how it allows organizations to dynamically scale resources up or down based on demand.

Explain the concepts of Grid Computing and Cloud Computing.

Discuss the features and applications of Amazon EC2 and Google App Engine.

Compare / differentiate Grid computing vs Cloud computing, highlighting similarities, differences, with examples.

Discuss the role of middleware and management software in Grid and Cloud computing architectures.

Explain how public cloud providers address security concerns through encryption, access controls, and compliance certifications

Discuss potential challenges and risks associated with adopting Grid and Cloud computing from both business and IT perspectives.

Explain how organizations determine the most suitable cloud deployment model based on requirements and constraints

Explain the SaaS, PaaS and IaaS cloud service models with suitable examples and their differences.

Explain the concept of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and its relevance to cloud design.

Define computing on demand and explain how it enables dynamic provisioning of computing resources in the Cloud?

Discuss Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) and its role in managing data throughout its lifecycle, from creation to deletion.

Discuss the importance of information security in cloud computing and the challenges of securing cloud environments.

Discuss the architecture of VDI solutions and components including virtual desktops, hypervisors, and connection brokers.

Explain the cloud computing reference model (cloud stack) with a neat diagram and suitable examples.

Describe cloud design and implementation using SOA.

Discuss hypervisors, storage virtualization and virtualized data centers.

Explain the Hardware Virtual Machine.

Explain the concepts of SAN and NAS in storage virtualization and differentiate between them with an example.

Discuss logical partitioning (LPAR) in detail and explain its benefits/advantages such as improved resource allocation and isolation between partitions, including disadvantages.

Explain the role of hypervisors in server virtualization with examples of popular hypervisor platforms.

Explain how virtualization enables efficient utilization of hardware resources by abstracting physical hardware from virtualized instances.

Explain how virtualized data centers enable efficient deployment and scaling of applications.

Define a virtualized data center and explain its architecture of virtualized servers, storage and networking.

Explain the functions and types of hypervisors with examples and list its applications.

Explain the requirements of a virtualization platform for implementing cloud.

Explain cloud virtualization/VM security risks and challenges and describe VM-specific security techniques and best practices for securing VMs.

Discuss cloud security architecture and identity management.

Explain access control and trusted cloud computing.

Explain vulnerability assessment and privacy in cloud

Discuss the importance of vulnerability assessment in cloud environments for identifying and mitigating security risks

Explain how cloud security encompasses data security, network security, identity management and compliance

Discuss the importance of contractual agreements, such as SLAs and DPAs, in ensuring privacy and security compliance in the cloud.

Describe secure execution environments and communications in cloud architectures, including encryption, secure protocols and secure bootstrapping mechanisms.

Define autonomic security and explain self-configuring, self-healing, and self-protecting mechanisms in cloud environments.

Explain cloud infrastructure and business intelligence.

Explain OLAP and Information Life Cycle Management.

Discuss mobile cloud computing, inter-cloud computings and quality of service.

Explain Xen Cloud Platform and OpenNebula.

Explain OLAP, its functionality and operations, and its role in business intelligence for analyzing and querying large datasets.

Write a short note on any two of: Cloud Performance Monitoring Commands, Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), Virtual Machine Introspection (VMI), Issues in Cloud Computing.

Explain how IaaS providers expose infrastructure services as reusable and composable components accessed and organized using SOA principles.

Explain with examples how SOA facilitates interoperability and integration between cloud-based services and applications.

Discuss the role of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in developing and deploying e-Business applications on cloud platforms.

Define QOS? Enlist the issues of QOS and explain each in brief.

Explain how OpenNebula is used in cloud computing in detail.

Write short notes on any two: