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What is SaaS (Software as a Service)?

A cloud delivery model where software applications are hosted and managed by a provider and accessed by users over the internet.

SaaS is the most common cloud service model where complete applications are delivered over the internet on a subscription basis. Users access software through web browsers without installing or maintaining anything locally. Examples include Gmail, Slack, Salesforce, Dropbox, and Microsoft 365. The provider manages everything: infrastructure, platform, application code, updates, security, and availability. SaaS offers the lowest operational burden but also the least customization flexibility.

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IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
A cloud service model providing virtualized computing resources like servers, storage, and networking over the internet.
Object Storage
A storage architecture that manages data as objects with metadata and unique identifiers, ideal for unstructured data at scale.
Cloud Monitoring
Services that collect, analyze, and alert on metrics, logs, and traces from cloud infrastructure and applications.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Google's suite of cloud computing services running on the same infrastructure that Google uses for its consumer products.
Cloud-Native
An approach to building applications that fully exploit cloud computing advantages like scalability, resilience, and flexibility.
Multi-Cloud
A strategy of using services from multiple cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in and leverage best-of-breed capabilities.
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