Cloud Service Model Terms

Question 1

• Enables customers to deploy applications without the time, cost and Human Resources required to buy and manage their own back-end hardware and software.
• Tools/programming languages are usually supplied by the cloud provider
• Primary used by developers

Answer 1

PaaS

Question 2

• Cloud consumer outsources responsibility for its computer hardware, network and operating systems to an external cloud provider
• Pay-as-you-grow-
• Primarily used by IT service providers

Answer 2

IaaS

Question 3

• Enables the consumer to use on-demand software applications typically delivered over the internet
• Examples include: Office 365, Internet email(yahoo, gmail, ETC), HR and payroll systems.
• Primarily used by end users

Answer 3

SaaS