From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 3 Security Architecture
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Cloud service categories
From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 3 Security Architecture
Cloud service categories
Cloud services come in a variety of different categories. We describe these using the term "as a service" and the acronym XaaS, where the X stands for whatever type of service is being delivered by a third-party vendor. More generally, XaaS means anything as a service. Let's take a look at the three service categories of cloud computing as defined in the cloud reference architecture. Software as a service, infrastructure as a service, and platform as a service. In a software as a service model, the public cloud provider delivers an entire application to its customers. Customers don't need to worry about processing, storage, networking, or any of the infrastructure details of the cloud service. The vendor writes the application, configures the servers, and basically gets everything running for customers who then simply use the service. Very often these services are accessed through a standard web browser, so very little, if any, configuration is required on the customer's part. Common…
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