3 Types of Cloud Computing

Question 1

What are the three types of Cloud Computing?

Answer 1

Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS)
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Software as a Service (SAAS)

Question 2

What is IAAS?

Answer 2

Infrastructure as a Service, you manage the servers being physical or virtual as well as the OS. Usually, the data centre provider will have no access to your server.

ex: EC2

Question 3

What is PAAS?

Answer 3

Platform as a Service, Someone manages the underlying hardware and OS and you just focus on your APP. Security patching, updates, maintenance, etc. are not your worries.

ex: godaddy.com

Question 4

What is SAAS?

Answer 4

All you manage is the software itself and how you want to use it.

ex: Proposify