Cloud

• Trade capital expenses (CAPEX) for operational expenses (OPEX)
• Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Levels of abstraction

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

• Networking, computers, data storage
• Highest level of flexibility

PaaS (Platform as a Service)

• Transparent infrastructure
• Focus o the deployment and management only

SaaS (Software as a Service)

• Completely managed service