MIT Art Design and Technology University

MIT School of Computing, Pune

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Introduction to Cloud Computing

Class - S.Y.

Unit - III Hands-On Cloud Platform Overview

AY 2024-25 SEM-II
Hands-On Cloud Platform Comparison And Best
Practices
• Hands-On Cloud Platform Overview
• Introduction to Cloud Computing
• Key Cloud Service Providers
• AWS Overview
• Microsoft Azure Overview
• Google Cloud Platform Overview
• Comparative Analysis: AWS vs Azure vs GCP
• Getting Started: Free Tier Accounts
• Exploring Cloud Management Consoles
• Introduction to Basic Cloud Operations
Hands-On Cloud Platform Comparison And Best
Practices
• Launching Virtual Machine Instances
• Setting Up Storage Buckets
• Introduction to Monitoring & Logging Tools
• AWS Monitoring Tools: CloudWatch & CloudTrail
• Azure Monitoring Tools
• GCP Monitoring Tools
• Best Practices for Cloud Monitoring
• Case Study: AWS Cloud Computing
• AWS Compute Services Deep Dive
• AWS Storage Services Deep Dive
Hands-On Cloud Platform Comparison And Best
Practices
• AWS Networking & Security
• AWS DevOps & Automation
• Advanced Topics: Cloud Cost Management & Billing
• Multi-Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, & Future Trends
• Conclusion & Q&A
 Hands-On Cloud Platform Overview

• Presentation Title: Hands-On Cloud Platform

Overview: A practical guide to AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Target Audience: Aimed at IT engineering college
students and professionals with 15+ years of
experience.
• Presenter: Presented by [Your Name/Presenter's
Name], cloud computing and infrastructure expert.
Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Cloud Computing Defined: On-demand access to computing resources—servers, storage, databases—

over the internet, offering scalability and flexibility.
• Cloud Evolution: From mainframes to virtualization, evolving into scalable, pay-as-you-go services,
revolutionizing IT infrastructure management.
• Cloud Benefits: Cost reduction, scalability, enhanced security, and business agility, transforming IT
operations and fostering innovation.
Key Cloud Service Providers

• AWS Dominance: Amazon Web Services leads with a broad spectrum of services, pioneering cloud
infrastructure and setting industry standards globally.
• Azure's Enterprise Focus: Microsoft Azure integrates seamlessly with Windows ecosystems, excelling in
hybrid cloud solutions and enterprise-grade services.
• GCP's Innovation: Google Cloud Platform focuses on data analytics, machine learning, and
containerization, driving innovation in cloud technology.
 AWS Overview

• AWS Infrastructure: AWS boasts a vast global

infrastructure with numerous Availability Zones and
Regions for high availability and fault tolerance.
• Extensive Service Portfolio: AWS offers a
comprehensive suite, including EC2, S3, VPC, and
IAM, meeting diverse compute, storage, and security
needs.
• Global Market Share: AWS commands a substantial
cloud market share, reflecting its maturity, reliability,
and widespread adoption across industries
worldwide.
Microsoft Azure Overview

• Enterprise Cloud Solutions: Azure provides solutions tailored for enterprises, offering robust tools for
computing, data storage, and application deployment with high reliability.
• Microsoft Product Integration: Azure excels in seamless integration with Microsoft products like
Windows Server, SQL Server, and .NET, enhancing compatibility and management.
• Global Data Center Network: Azure operates a vast network of data centers worldwide, ensuring
compliance, reducing latency, and providing scalable, secure infrastructure.
Google Cloud Platform Overview

• Data Analytics Prowess: GCP excels in big data analytics with services like BigQuery, Dataflow, and
Dataproc, offering advanced data processing capabilities.
• Machine Learning Leadership: GCP leads in machine learning with TensorFlow and TPUs, enabling
cutting-edge AI research and scalable model deployment.
• Scalability and Performance: Google's infrastructure provides unmatched scalability and performance,
leveraging a global network for optimized resource allocation and low latency.
 Comparative Analysis: AWS vs Azure vs GCP

• Market Share Dynamics: AWS leads, Azure follows

closely targeting enterprises, and GCP innovates
niche markets.
• AWS Unique Features: Mature ecosystem, extensive
service breadth, and a large user base define AWS.
• Azure Unique Features: Deep integration with
Microsoft products, hybrid cloud capabilities, and
enterprise-grade security distinguish Azure.
Getting Started: Free Tier Accounts

• AWS Free Tier Setup: Sign up with a valid email, phone, and payment info; explore EC2, S3, Lambda,
within defined usage limits.
• Azure Free Account: Create an account with Microsoft; access services like Azure VMs, Azure Functions,
and Azure Storage, with credit limits.
• GCP Free Tier Activation: Sign up using a Google account; utilize Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, and
BigQuery with specified usage quotas and credits.
Exploring Cloud Management Consoles

• Navigation Basics: Each console employs a menu-driven interface for service access; search bars facilitate
quick navigation across cloud resources.
• Dashboard Overview: Dashboards provide a centralized view of resource utilization, service health,
billing information, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Access Features: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) governs user permissions, ensuring secure access
management and compliance across cloud environments.
 Introduction to Basic Cloud Operations

• Instance Launching: Initiate virtual machines (VMs)

using cloud consoles or CLIs, selecting OS, instance
type, and network settings.
• Storage Management: Configure object storage (S3,
Blob Storage, Cloud Storage) for scalable data;
manage access policies and lifecycle rules.
• Security Configuration: Implement firewalls,
network segmentation, and identity management
(IAM) to secure cloud resources and control access.
Launching Virtual Machine Instances

• AWS EC2 Instance: Launch via AWS Management Console or CLI; choose AMI, instance type, configure
security groups, and storage options.
• Azure Virtual Machine: Create using Azure Portal or PowerShell; select OS image, size, resource group,
and virtual network settings.
• GCP Compute Engine: Deploy from GCP Console or gcloud CLI; specify machine type, zone, image, and
network configurations for the instance.
Setting Up Storage Buckets

• AWS S3: Create buckets via AWS Console/CLI, enable versioning/encryption, set lifecycle policies for cost
optimization, and configure access control.
• Azure Blob Storage: Use Azure Portal/CLI to create containers, choose storage tiers (hot/cool/archive),
implement data replication, and secure with SAS tokens.
• GCP Cloud Storage: Create buckets through GCP Console/gsutil, select storage classes, apply object
lifecycle management, and use IAM roles for permissions.
 Introduction to Monitoring & Logging Tools

• Performance Tracking: Monitoring tools track CPU

usage, memory consumption, network latency, and
disk I/O to identify bottlenecks and optimize cloud
resources.
• Security Auditing: Logging mechanisms capture
security events, access attempts, and configuration
changes, facilitating threat detection and compliance
auditing.
• Centralized Logging: Aggregating logs from various
cloud services into a central repository enhances
visibility, simplifies analysis, and enables proactive
issue resolution.
AWS Monitoring Tools: CloudWatch & CloudTrail

• CloudWatch Features: CloudWatch collects metrics, sets alarms, and provides insights, enabling
proactive performance monitoring and automated response actions in AWS.
• CloudWatch Use Cases: IT engineers use CloudWatch for application monitoring, resource optimization,
and anomaly detection, ensuring optimal performance and availability.
• CloudTrail Functionality: CloudTrail logs API calls and user actions, providing a detailed audit trail for
security analysis, compliance, and troubleshooting in AWS.
Azure Monitoring Tools

• Resource Performance: Azure Monitor tracks CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network to optimize Azure
resource utilization.
• Telemetry and Diagnostics: Application Insights provides deep telemetry data for application
performance, errors, and usage patterns in Azure.
• Application Insights: Detects, triages, and diagnoses issues in web apps and services, with smart
detection and performance analysis.
 GCP Monitoring Tools

• Centralized Logging: Aggregates logs for analysis,

compliance, and issue resolution, enhancing visibility
across GCP services using Cloud Logging.
• Comprehensive Monitoring: Cloud Monitoring
provides metrics, dashboards, and alerting for
performance insights and proactive issue detection
across GCP resources.
• Diagnostic Capabilities: Cloud Trace and Profiler
help identify performance bottlenecks and optimize
application code execution, enhancing application
efficiency.
Best Practices for Cloud Monitoring

• Unified Configuration: Standardize monitoring configurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP using
Infrastructure as Code, ensuring consistency, reducing errors.
• Alerting Strategies: Implement dynamic thresholds and multi-channel notifications (email, SMS, Slack)
for rapid incident response across cloud platforms.
• Proactive Resolution: Automate remediation tasks with cloud functions or scripts, addressing issues
before they escalate, enhancing system resilience.
Case Study: AWS Cloud Computing

• E-Commerce Platform Migration: A major online retailer successfully migrated its entire e-commerce
platform to AWS, improving scalability and reducing infrastructure costs.
• Operational Efficiency Gains: Automated scaling and serverless architectures reduced operational
overhead, enabling the IT team to focus on strategic initiatives.
• Enhanced Customer Experience: Improved website performance and reliability led to higher customer
satisfaction and increased sales conversions post-migration to AWS.
 AWS Compute Services Deep Dive

• EC2 Instances: EC2 offers scalable virtual servers in

the cloud, suitable for general-purpose computing,
hosting applications, and running databases.
• Lambda Functions: Lambda allows serverless
execution of code, ideal for event-driven tasks,
microservices, and backend processing without
server management.
• Elastic Beanstalk: Elastic Beanstalk is a PaaS for
deploying and managing web applications,
simplifying deployment, and handling infrastructure
provisioning automatically.
AWS Storage Services Deep Dive

• S3 Object Storage: S3 provides scalable object storage for various data types, ideal for backups, media,
and analytics, balancing cost and access.
• EBS Block Storage: EBS offers persistent block storage volumes for EC2 instances, suitable for databases
and applications requiring fast, consistent data access.
• Glacier Archival Storage: Glacier provides low-cost archival storage for infrequently accessed data, ideal
for long-term backups and compliance, with varying retrieval times.
AWS Networking & Security

• VPC for Network Isolation: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) enables creation of isolated networks, enhancing
security by controlling inbound/outbound traffic.
• IAM for Access Management: Identity and Access Management (IAM) centrally manages user access,
permissions, and roles, ensuring least privilege and compliance.
• Security Groups: Security Groups act as virtual firewalls, controlling inbound/outbound traffic at the
instance level, enhancing network security.
 AWS DevOps & Automation

• CloudFormation Benefits: CloudFormation

automates infrastructure provisioning with
templates, ensuring consistency and repeatability,
reducing manual errors, and enabling version
control.
• CI/CD Pipelines: AWS CI/CD pipelines automate
software delivery, integrating code changes, testing,
and deployment, accelerating release cycles and
improving software quality.
• Operational Workflows: AWS DevOps tools
integrate with operational workflows, automating
tasks, streamlining processes, and enabling
collaboration between development and operations
teams.
Advanced Topics: Cloud Cost Management & Billing

• Pricing Model Variety: AWS, Azure, and GCP offer diverse pricing models including pay-as-you-go,
reserved instances, and spot instances for compute resources.
• Budgeting Tools and Alerts: Utilize AWS Budgets, Azure Cost Management, and GCP Cost Management
to set budgets and receive alerts for expenditure tracking.
• Cost Optimization Strategies: Implement resource tagging, rightsizing instances, and leveraging reserved
instances for cost efficiency across all cloud platforms.
Multi-Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, & Future Trends

• Multi-Cloud Architectures: Involves using multiple cloud providers to optimize costs, enhance resilience,
and avoid vendor lock-in, leveraging each platform's strengths.
• Hybrid Cloud Strategies: Integrates on-premises infrastructure with public cloud services, enabling
workload portability, scalability, and compliance with data residency requirements.
• Emerging Cloud Trends: AI integration, edge computing, serverless innovations, and quantum computing
are poised to reshape cloud architectures and service delivery models.
 Conclusion & Q&A

• Key Cloud Concepts: Cloud computing offers on-

demand resources, scalability, and cost efficiency,
revolutionizing IT infrastructure management and
business agility.
• Platform Selection Insights: AWS excels in breadth,
Azure in enterprise integration, and GCP in data
analytics, guiding strategic cloud adoption decisions.
• Future Cloud Evolution: Multi-cloud, hybrid
strategies, AI, and serverless computing are
transforming cloud architectures and service
delivery models.