Cloud Models (Continued)

Cloud Service Models

Cloud provide various type of services to the consumers. There are several types of service models. These service models can be represented by 'XaaS' i.e. X-as-a-Service [1]. Where 'X' may be an Infrastructure, a Software, a Platform, or a Datacenter. Various types of service models are listed below [2].

1. Software-as-a-service
2. Platform-as-a-service
3. Infrastructure-as-a-service
4. Storage-as-a-service
5. Database-as-a-service
6. Integration-as-a-service
7. Information-as-a-service
8. Application-as-a-service
9. Process-as-a-service
10. Security-as-a-service
11. Management-as-a-service
12. Testing-as-a-service

For detailed explanations, students are advised to read the book [1-2] or any relevant cloud computing book.

 

References

[1]  Barrie Sosinsky "Defining Cloud Computing", In: Cloud Computing Bible, Wiley Publishing Inc., Indianapolis, pp3-22, 2011

[2] Linthicum David S. "Where We Are, How We Got Here, and How to Fix It", In: Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise: A Step-By-Step Guide, First Edition, published by Pearson Education, Inc, publishing as Addison-Wesly Professional, pp 1-19, 2010.