Combined and improved framework of infrastructure as a service and platform as a service in cloud computing

Abstract

Cloud computing is based on five attributes: multiplexing, massive scalability, elasticity, pay as you go, and self provisioning of resources. In this paper, we describe various cloud computing platforms, models, and propose a new combined and improved framework for Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and Platform as a Service (PAAS). As we know, that PAAS Framework has certain desirable characteristics that are important in developing robust, scalable, and hopefully portable applications like separation of data management from the user interface, reliance on Cloud Computing standards, an Integrated Development Environment, Life cycle management tools but it also has some drawbacks like the PAAS platform such as in Google Application engine, a large number of web servers catering to the platform are always running. This paper proposes an architecture which combines IAAS and PAAS framework and remove the drawbacks of IAAS and PAAS and describes how to simulate the cloud computing key techniques such as data storage technology (Google file system), data management technology, Big Table as well as programming model, and task scheduling framework using CLOUDSIM simulation tool.