Categories of Cloud Computing
You must
have read several articles or blogs saying a lot about Cloud computing, its
concept, advancement and its benefits. Plentiful of do’s and don’ts must have
been explained to you, when it comes to cloud’s virtual environment. As per the
prevailing trends, cloud computing is considered to be an ideal option for your
business.
But, have
you ever wondered about the cloud model you should be using or which cloud
computing platform will suit your specific business requirements. In order to
utilize this power of advancement, your constant vigilance is required for
getting the best desired results. There are mainly four models of cloud computing:
·
Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS)
·
Platform
as a Service (PaaS)
·
Software
as a Service (SaaS)
·
Network
as a Service (Naas)
Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS):
It is the most basic cloud-service model, which facilitates user with virtual
cloud infrastructure, for example servers and virtual data storage space.
Virtualization plays a vital role in this mode and allows IaaS-cloud providers
to supply resources on-demand after reaping them out from their large
pools built in data centers.
Platform
as a Service (PaaS):
In this model, cloud service providers render quality services for development
environment. PaaS enables the user to develop and run in-house built
applications that are best suited for his business needs. The services might
include installation of an operating system, environment of programming
language execution, databases and reliable web servers.
Software
as a Service (SaaS):
In this model, the cloud grants access to already developed applications to the
user that are running in the cloud. The access attained by the cloud users do
not enable them to manage the infrastructure where the application resides.
With this, there would be no need to install and run the application on the
cloud user’s own computers.
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