Reviewing Cloud Deployment Models
There are three main types of cloud deployment models available from cloud providers: public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud. Other cloud models exist, such as community cloud, but we won’t discuss those other models here. Here’s a summary of these models:
- Public cloud: This is the most common model and is where services and resources are offered over the public internet to anybody who wishes to purchase them. All cloud resources are owned and maintained by a cloud provider, so it’s more like renting resources than purchasing them. The cloud provider handles maintaining and updating the hardware.
- Private cloud: Unlike the public model, services and resources are available exclusively for one organization. Often, this model is chosen when strict security controls and isolation are required. In a private cloud, hardware, software, configuration, maintenance, updates, and security are all managed by the organization...
