The quick answer: It depends. The type of cloud services you select might be dictated by your IT budget, the core competencies of your IT staff, and your IT strategy and tactics — meaning which applications you keep in-house, versus which ones you selectively outsource. To begin, let’s look at the three main “as a Service” layers that make up the cloud computing model: Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service.
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What as a Service Is Right for You as a Business?
Posted by: Scott Kinka December 10, 2011 05:00 AMThe quick answer: It depends. The type of cloud services you select might be dictated by your IT budget, the core competencies of your IT staff, and your IT strategy and tactics — meaning which applications you keep in-house, versus which ones you selectively outsource. To begin, let’s look at the three main “as a Service” layers that make up the cloud computing model: Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service.