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• a reduced need for organizations to invest in and maintain their own on-
premises IT resources;
• fewer wasted resources because customers only pay for what they use.
The public cloud model encompasses many different technologies, capabilities and
features. At its core, however, a public cloud consists of the following key
characteristics:
• resource pooling;
• measured service;
• resiliency and availability;
• security; and
The public cloud provider supplies the infrastructure needed to host and deploy
workloads in the cloud. It also offers tools and services to help customers manage
cloud applications, such as data storage, security and monitoring.