An organization wants to consume compute, network, and storage resources through self-service portal.
Which cloud service model provides this capability?
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
According to 1, cloud service models are categories of services that cloud providers offer to users and businesses. The three cloud service models are:
* Software as a Service (SaaS): The provider delivers software applications over the internet that users can access via web browsers or mobile apps. Examples: Gmail, Salesforce, Netflix.
* Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): The provider offers computing resources such as servers, storage, networks and virtual machines that users can rent and manage via a web portal or an API. Examples:
* Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
* Platform as a Service (PaaS): The provider offers a web-based environment where developers can build cloud applications using a database, operating system and programming language provided by the provider. Examples: Heroku, Google App Engine, AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
Based on these definitions12, the cloud service model that provides compute, network and storage resources through self-service portal is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)34. This is because IaaS allows users to rent and manage computing resources via a web portal or an API without having to maintain the underlying elements2.