Cloud computing explained

• An understanding of containers and Kubernetes

Cloud computing is the act of running workloads within clouds, which are IT environments that abstract, pool, and share scalable resources across a network. 

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There are 4 main types of cloud computing: private clouds, public clouds, hybrid clouds, and multiclouds. 

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Cloud services are infrastructure, platforms, or software that are hosted by third-party providers and made available to users through the internet. 

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Cloud service providers are companies that establish public clouds, manage private clouds, or offer on-demand cloud computing components like Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service(SaaS). 

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Hyperscalers are large cloud service providers that can provide services such as computing and storage at enterprise scale. 

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"As-a-service" generally means a cloud computing service that is provided by a third party so that you can focus on what’s more important to you, like your code and relationships with your customers. Each type of cloud computing leaves you less and less on-premise infrastructure to manage. 

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FaaS is a kind of cloud computing service that allows developers to build, compute, run, and manage application packages as functions without having to maintain their own infrastructure. 

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Managed IT services are tasks handled by a third party, frequently in the context of business information technology services. 

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Red Hat OpenShift® cloud services help you automate the deployment and management of Red Hat OpenShift clusters, so you can build, deliver and maintain applications across every major public cloud environment—in less time. 

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Cloud management is how administrators control and orchestrate all the products and services that operate in a cloud: the users and access control, data, applications, and services. 

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Cloud governance is the process of defining, implementing, and monitoring a framework of policies that guides an organization’s cloud operations. 

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Red Hat®’s open source approach to hybrid cloud computing allows you to choose the optimal solution for your workloads while relying on the standard, unifying platforms we’re known for. 

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Now that you understand cloud computing, you’re ready to learn more about cloud-native application development.