And it’s Application in Gaming Industry What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user Types of Cloud There are the 4 types of cloud that you can deploy according to the organization's needs• Public Cloud • Private Cloud • Hybrid Cloud • Community Cloud Public Cloud Public cloud is open to all to store and access information via the Internet using the pay-per-usage method. In public cloud, computing resources are managed and operated by the Cloud Service Provider (CSP). Private Cloud • Private cloud is also known as an internal cloud or corporate cloud. It is used by organizations to build and manage their own data centers internally or by the third party. It can be deployed using Opensource tools such as Openstack and Eucalyptus. • Based on the location and management, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) divide private cloud into the following two parts• On-premise private cloud • Outsourced private cloud Hybrid Cloud • Hybrid Cloud is a combination of the public cloud and the private cloud. we can say: • Hybrid Cloud = Public Cloud + Private Cloud • Hybrid cloud is partially secure because the services which are running on the public cloud can be accessed by anyone, while the services which are running on a private cloud can be accessed only by the organization's users. Community Cloud Community cloud allows systems and services to be accessible by a group of several organizations to share the information between the organization and a specific community. It is owned, managed, and operated by one or more organizations in the community, a third party, or a combination of them. Cloud Service Model Cloud computing is offered in three different service models which each satisfy a unique set of business requirements that are: • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) • Platform as a Service (PaaS) • Software as a Service (SaaS) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) • IaaS is also known as Hardware as a Service (HaaS). • It is a computing infrastructure managed over the internet. • Helps users to avoid the cost and complexity of purchasing and managing the physical servers. Example: DigitalOcean, Linode, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) PaaS cloud computing platform is created for the programmer to develop, test, run, and manage the applications. Example: AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Windows Azure, Heroku, Force.com, Google App Engine Software as a Service (SaaS) SaaS is also known as "on-demand software". It is a software in which the applications are hosted by a cloud service provider. Users can access these applications with the help of internet connection and web browser. Example: BigCommerce, Google Apps, Salesforce, Dropbox, How important is the cloud? Building the infrastructure to support cloud computing now accounts for more than a third of all IT spending worldwide, according to research from IDC. According to Gartner, global spending on cloud services will reach $260bn this year up from $219.6bn Cloud Gaming WHAT IS CLOUD GAMING, EXACTLY? • Cloud gaming, sometimes called gaming on demand, is a type of online gaming that runs video games on remote servers and streams them directly to a user's device. • Game runs locally on a user's video game console,PC, Tablet or mobile device. • Stadia is Google’s new cloud game streaming service. • Multiply by 30 or 60 frames per second How Does It Work? • Cloud gaming is pretty simple if you understand how streaming platforms like Netflix and Youtube. • The Games are installed on gaming servers. • You stream the video to your system. • Control the game via cloud gaming services through your device. What are the system Requirements? • Cloud Gaming works on any Device that run Windows, MacOS or Android Operating system. • To play comfortably from the Cloud PC, Need a stable internet Connection at leat 10Mbps. 5 Best 5 Best Online Cloud Gaming Services Start for Free: 1. GeForce NOW 2. Playstation Now 3. Shadow 4. Vortex 5. Project XCLOUD Services What Games can run Cloud PC? • You can Download any Game from any Store like Steam, Epic and Origin. • If you Previously purchase a game form these sites, you DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT A SECOND TIME. Games on Google Stadia • Rockstar: Red Dead redemption 2 • CD Projekt Red: Cyberpunk 2077 • Ubisoft: Gods and Monsters, Watch Dogs Legion Cloud Gaming: Pros • No More Need To Buy Powerful Gaming Consoles or PCs • Put Down and Pick Up Your Game From Any Spot • No More Physical Discs or Hard Drives • No More Long Install Times • Cloud Games Are Always Up To Date and Upgradeable Cloud Gaming: Cons • Game Performance Depends on Internet and Wifi Factors • Sensitivity to Stutter and Lag • Public Internet Connections Beware • Cloud Gaming Can Be an Internet Plan Drain Cloud Gaming Market Value Chart References • https://www.javatpoint.com/cloud-service-models • https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-cloud-computing-everything-you-need-to-know-aboutthe-cloud/ • 5 Best Cloud Gaming Services:• https://speedysense.com/best-cloud-gaming-services/ • https://gizbuyerguide.com/will-cloud-gaming-kill-consoles-google-stadia-first • https://medium.com/@eyevinntechnology/cloud-gaming-1e6de02f478a
