Smart Computing and Emerging Technologies
Cloud Computing: A Comprehensive Overview
Authors: Rahul Goel
Publishing Date: 29-10-2025
ISBN: 978-81-975670-0-1
Abstract
Cloud computing has emerged as a transformative paradigm in the realm of information technology, offering on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources over the internet. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of cloud computing, exploring its fundamental concepts, service and deployment models, key benefits, and inherent challenges. By eliminating the need for organizations to manage physical infrastructure, cloud computing enables scalability, flexibility, and cost efficiency, fostering innovation and agility in the digital landscape. This paper delves into the core aspects of cloud computing, enriched with case studies and relevant metrics to illustrate its impact on modern businesses and technology. This paper provides not only a survey of service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless) and deployment models (Public, Private, Hybrid, Community, Multi-Cloud), but also introduces a comparative evaluation framework applied to four industry case studies (Netflix, Spotify, Dream11, MakeMyTrip).
Keywords
Cloud Computing, Service Models, Deployment Models, Benefits, Challenges, Case Studies, Metrics
Cite as
Rahul Goel, "Cloud Computing: A Comprehensive Overview", In: Himanshu Mittal (eds), Smart Computing and Emerging Technologies, SCRS, India, 2025, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.56155/978-81-975670-0-1-1