Your company has a Microsoft 365 subscription. The company has over 100 users that will use Microsoft 365. This is an example of which of the following types of cloud services?

Your company has a Microsoft 365 subscription. The company has over 100 users that will use Microsoft 365. This is an example of which of the following types of cloud services?

A) PaaS

B) IaaS

C)] SaaS

D) FaaS

Explanation

You would choose Software as a service (SaaS). SaaS is software that is hosted in the cloud and managed by the cloud provider for the customer. The customer can configure the software according to their needs. SaaS allows users to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the Internet. Common examples are email, calendars, and office tools. SaaS is typically licensed through a monthly or annual subscription. Microsoft Office 365 is an example of SaaS software.

You would not choose Infrastructure as a service (IaaS). IaaS is a category of cloud computing services that is used by many cloud providers. With IaaS, you pay for resources such as servers, virtual machines (VMs), storage, networks, and operating systems from a cloud provider on a pay-as-you-go basis. These resources are provisioned and managed over the Internet.

You would not choose Platform as a service (PaaS). PaaS provides a company with an environment for developing, running, debugging, testing, patching, and deploying software applications. PaaS allows you to quickly create an application without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure. PaaS eliminates the need to install an operating system, web server, server patches, or other infrastructure to create applications. PaaS creates a complete deployment environment in the cloud that has tools to deliver simple cloud-based apps or sophisticated cloud-enabled enterprise applications. The tools and resources are purchased from the service provider on a pay-as-you-go basis.

You would not choose Function as a service (FaaS). This type of service uses a service-hosted remote procedure call. It uses serverless computing in the cloud to enable deployment of the functions that run in response to events that occur in the cloud.

 

Objective:

Cloud Computing Concepts

Sub-Objective:

Describe the differences between categories of cloud service

References:

YouTube video > AZ900T01 M1L3 TypesofCloudServices Jan19

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is IaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is PaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is SaaS?