Demystifying Cloud Computing: Principles and Paradigms by Rajkumar Buyya
Understanding Cloud Computing: Principles and Paradigms (2021 Perspectives)
Where to find the official slides
Professor Buyya and his team (GRIDS Lab, University of Melbourne) frequently publish their teaching materials online.
Cloud computing is defined as a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable computing resources. Key principles include: Slideshare On-Demand Self-Service
Serverless Computing (Function-as-a-Service): Abstracts the server management entirely, allowing developers to focus solely on code.
- Developers write code (functions) without managing servers.
- Auto-scaling and pay-per-execution (e.g., AWS Lambda).
At the heart of the cloud paradigm are three primary delivery models: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
