Service definition

Cloud services are a set of online services offered over the Internet that provide users with storage, computing, data management and various other services, usually for a fee. Cloud services enable a company to use data and applications hosted on the servers of a cloud service provider, rather than on its own servers.

Cloud services allow small and medium-sized businesses in particular to access and use large-scale computing resources without the need for costly hardware and software purchases. Cloud services are designed to meet the scalability, rapid application deployment and secure data storage needs of companies.

Cloud services can be classified as SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service) and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). SaaS offers cloud-based software applications to users, while PaaS provides cloud-based platforms to developers. IaaS offers cloud-based computing resources to users.