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NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
1. Background

NIST : The goal is to accelerate the federal
government’s adoption of secure and effective
cloud computing to reduce costs and improve
services.
NIST working group

- Cloud Computing Target Business Use Cases
- Cloud Computing Reference Architecture and Taxonomy
- Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap
- Cloud Computing SAJACC (Standards Acceleration to
Jumpstart the Adoption of Cloud Computing)
- Cloud Computing Security
2. Objectives
Provides a simple and unambiguous taxonomy of
three service models
- Software as a service (SaaS)
- Platform as a service (PaaS)
- Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
(Private cloud, Community cloud, Public cloud, and
Hybrid cloud)
Provides a unifying view of five essential
characteristics
- On-demand self-service
- Broad network access
- Resource pooling
- Rapid elasticity
- Measured service
The project team developed a Strawman
model of architectural concepts
3. Cloud Computing Reference Architecture

Figure 1: The Conceptual Reference Model
Figure 2: Interactions between the Actors in Cloud Computing
(dedicated and encrypted connection)

(capability, flexibility and functionality)
Cloud Consumer
Cloud Provider

Figure 7: Cloud Provider - Major Activities
Cloud Auditor => security controls, privacy impact,
performance
Cloud Broker => intermediation, aggregation,
arbitrage
Cloud Carrier
provides connectivity and transport of cloud
services between cloud consumers and cloud
providers (network, telecommunication, access
devices )
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
Figure 17: Cloud Taxonomy

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NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture

  • 1. NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
  • 2. 1. Background NIST : The goal is to accelerate the federal government’s adoption of secure and effective cloud computing to reduce costs and improve services.
  • 3. NIST working group - Cloud Computing Target Business Use Cases - Cloud Computing Reference Architecture and Taxonomy - Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap - Cloud Computing SAJACC (Standards Acceleration to Jumpstart the Adoption of Cloud Computing) - Cloud Computing Security
  • 4. 2. Objectives Provides a simple and unambiguous taxonomy of three service models - Software as a service (SaaS) - Platform as a service (PaaS) - Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) (Private cloud, Community cloud, Public cloud, and Hybrid cloud)
  • 5. Provides a unifying view of five essential characteristics - On-demand self-service - Broad network access - Resource pooling - Rapid elasticity - Measured service The project team developed a Strawman model of architectural concepts
  • 6. 3. Cloud Computing Reference Architecture Figure 1: The Conceptual Reference Model
  • 7. Figure 2: Interactions between the Actors in Cloud Computing
  • 8. (dedicated and encrypted connection) (capability, flexibility and functionality)
  • 10. Cloud Provider Figure 7: Cloud Provider - Major Activities
  • 11. Cloud Auditor => security controls, privacy impact, performance Cloud Broker => intermediation, aggregation, arbitrage
  • 12. Cloud Carrier provides connectivity and transport of cloud services between cloud consumers and cloud providers (network, telecommunication, access devices )
  • 21. Figure 17: Cloud Taxonomy