Liz Eversoll - Landing the Cloud: Strategy to Tactics

The typical service models that you will see for the cloud are SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.  In the framework I created above, I have included Business as a Service (BaaS) and Management as a Service (MaaS) as key service delivery models that are required to fully realize the benefit of the cloud and ensure that you [...]

Community cloud. The cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a specific community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations). It may be managed by the organizations or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise. Community Cloud Examples Vertical, coming together to create new [...]

Hybrid cloud. The cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more clouds (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability (e.g., cloud bursting for load-balancing between clouds). In reality, customers will all have a hybrid cloud environment.  Today, most [...]