Cloud Computing Types, As Per Location And Services

Cloud computing is basically the utilization of resources for computing, that will include both the software as well as hardware, distributed as a service over a network. There may be two different ways of categorizing the cloud server hosting, one on the basis of the location and the other on the basis of services.

As per the location, the classification of cloud server is as follows:

• Private Cloud: Refers to a closed circuit cloud network that is privately owned and managed by the customer himself.

• Public Cloud: In this the whole of the computing infrastructure is situated in the premises of the companies offering the cloud hosting services.

• Community Cloud: In this the infrastructure is shared between multiple organizations, who share data and data management. 

• Hybrid Cloud: It is the blend of both public and private cloud networks.

On the basis of the service, the classification of cloud hosting is as follows:

• Infrastructure as a Service or IaaS: Provides data storage disks

• Software as a Service or SaaS: Provides the user with various software applications on the pay per use basis.

• Platform as a Service or PaaS: Provides a development platform, like OS, database, programming, and much more.

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