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Cloud Computing Demystified for Aspiring Professionals
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In this chapter, you will understand the concepts and benefits of SaaS. In the cloud, responsibilities are shared, and learning how it applies to administrating SaaS is critical. These responsibilities or tasks vary based on numerous factors, such as procurement and governance. For example, as your organization adopts the cloud service, also referred to as an online service, some responsibilities transfer to the cloud computing provider. I’ll expound on what the Shared Responsibility Model is later in this chapter; it is very similar for each of the cloud computing leaders: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Software as a service
Organizations that elect SaaS typically use and manage applications that are either accessible online or can be installed on different platforms and devices. The cloud computing provider is responsible for provisioning, managing, and maintaining the application’s underlying infrastructure. This disencumbers an organization...