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Table 2 Cloud consumers and cloud providers responsibilities in relation to the cloud delivery models
Cloud Delivery Model | Common CSCs Activities | Common CSPs Activities |
|---|---|---|
SaaS | Use and configure cloud. | Implement, manage, and maintain cloud service. Monitor usage by CSCs. |
PaaS | Develop, test, deploy, and manage cloud services and cloud-based solutions. | Pre-configure platform and provision underlying infrastructure, middleware, and other needed IT resources, as necessary. Monitor usage by CSCs. |
IaaS | Set up and configure bare infrastructure and install, manage, and monitor any needed software. | Provision and manage the physical processing storage networking and hosting required. Monitors usage by CSCs. |