The 5 Layers of Cloud Computing Explained Simply

Here is all about cloud layer architecture and its five layers VIZ: Physical Server (Hardware), Computing Resources, Storage Resources, Hypervisor (Virtual Machine Administrator), and Virtual Machine.

Cloud Layer Architecture: Five Layers of Cloud Computing

The prime concept in cloud architecture is virtualization. You can create a Virtual Server in seconds. Here are 5 Pillars of AWS.

1. Physical Server
2. Compute Resources
3. Storage Resources
4. Hypervisor
5. Virtual Machines

1. Physical Server

The physical server has all the necessary hardware components, and you can create a virtual machine on top of it. The physical server could host multiple virtual machines. Each VM can run on its operating systems, memory, storage, and network access.

2. Compute Resources

These are software components that help Virtual machines work correctly(For example, Lambda)

3. Storage Resources

Storage is a critical resource for handling multiple instructions and processing on a server. Virtual machines consume the storage of the main server.

4. Hypervisor

It acts as a manager. It protects the physical server components such as Hardware, Software, BIOS, and CPU power. At the same time, it supervises Virtual machines.

5. Virtual Machine

A virtual server host operates on a physical server. Virtualization technology allows you to create it in seconds that can run for as long as your project requires before shutting it down. Once shut down, the resources are immediately available for other workloads.

Using the resources efficiently, you can derive significant value from your hardware. This approach also simplifies the creation of experimental and sandboxed environments.