Three Types of Cloud Service
By Larry Eiss

People have been talking about the cloud for over two years and it seems increasingly clear that it’s an idea whose time has come. Information Builders is embarking on a new strategy for selling our tools to those interested in deployment on a cloud-based infrastructure. Here is a brief overview of some of the terms you are likely to hear when discussing the cloud.

When most people think of the cloud, one of two things comes to mind – free online storage (such as DropBox, Microsoft SkyDrive, or Google Drive) or cloud-hosted software applications like Salesforce.com. cloud service offerings fall into three general categories: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).

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