Cloud Delivery Models

#cloudcomputing

(aka cloud service delivery model)

at a glance

specific, pre-packaged combination of IT resources offered by a cloud provider

in terms of customizability and level of control/access granted, IaaS > PaaS > SaaS mnemonic - I P S

in terms of ready-to-use, SaaS > PaaS > IaaS

cloud service delivery models

IaaS - Infrastructure as a service

Resources, self-contained IT environment hardware, network, connectivity are all provided by cloud provider bare infrastructure "bare metal"

generally offered as virtual instances

access = full access to virtualized infrastructure related IT resources

cloud consumer - sets up and configures bare infrastructure, manages, monitors software

cloud provider - provides and manages IT resources like storage, processing, hosting, networking. monitors usage

offers as much configurability and customizability as on-premise tech virtual servers

eg. ec2

PaaS - Platform as a service

ready made environment support the entire device lifecycle provides a framework

allows customers to build, test, deploy run, update and scale applications more quickly and cost-effectively than they could if they had to build out and manage their own on-premises platform

access - moderate level of administrative control limited administrative

cloud consumer - develops, tests, deploys, and manages

cloud provider - pre-configures infrastructure, middleware. monitors usage

eg Heroku

SaaS - Software as a service

software that is a shared cloud service used to make a reusable cloud service widely available mostly for end users

access = front-end user-interface

cloud consumer - uses and configures cloud service

cloud provider - implements and manages cloud service

eg. Gmail, Microsoft 365,

Pizza analogy

  • on-premise -> your own kitchen, your own ingredients, any type of pizza
  • IaaS -> (kitchen as a service) -> cloud provider manages kitchen, your own ingredients, any type of pizza
  • PaaS -> (take and bake) -> cloud provider manages kitchen and some ingredients, your own pizza but with limited ingredients
  • SaaS -> (pizza delivery) -> cloud provider manages kitchen, ingredients, and pizza making. You can choose from available options

Ease of use vs Customizability