Comparing the Cloud Computing Service Models
Each service model has its characteristics. The most appropriate model is defined by how much you want or need to control, secure, and manage your resources, for example, your apps, code, data, networks, and security. In the last section, you learned about the service models. In this section, you will look at the characteristics of each model in more detail to know when you may choose one service model over the other.
Characteristics of IaaS
In a nutshell, IaaS is a model where you can host your virtual machines and infrastructure services on hardware provided for you and shared with other tenants.
The cloud provider is responsible for providing all layers up to and including the hardware. You are responsible for providing all layers above the hardware layer (refer to Figure 1.12).
The following are the characteristics of IaaS:
- You create the Virtual Machine (VM) (installing the OS and software), storage, and computing...
