From the course: CISSP Cert Prep (2021): 8 Software Development Security

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Cloud service categories

Cloud service categories

From the course: CISSP Cert Prep (2021): 8 Software Development Security

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Cloud service categories

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- [Instructor] Cloud services come in a variety of different categories. We describe them using the term as a service and the acronym XaaS, where the X stands for whatever type of service is being delivered. 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. These are a Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Infrastructure 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…

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