SaaS

Software as a service is a cloud model in which a provider distributes software hosted in

the cloud. Users access the application via the internet. This model eliminates the need
for individual users to install software on their personal machines. This reduces the
hardware needs of the organization and cuts down on support and maintenance costs.
PaaS
Platform as a service is a computing model that allows an organization to develop
software without needing to maintain the underlying infrastructure. Essentially, a
provider builds and supports an optimized environment which it delivers to users
through a broadband connection. PaaS often includes version control and compile
services as well as computing and storage resources.
IaaS
Infrastructure as a service is a model in which an organization outsources their entire
data center to a cloud service provider. The provider hosts everything from storage
servers to networking hardware and maintains virtualization of the environment. IaaS
makes cloud adoption simpler. The system is often more cost-efficient than purchasing
and maintaining hardware on-site.
Benefits and challenges of public cloud
Public cloud solutions allow organizations to scale at a near infinite rate, something that
would not be possible in an on-premises data center. As a business grows, it doesn't
need to acquire additional hardware or maintain a sprawling network. Likewise, cloud-
based services and applications require far less hardware than applications delivered in
a traditional manner. In other words, users no longer have to worry about installing and
updating applications on their machines. Instead, their cloud-hosted applications will
always remain up to date with the latest features and security.
Financially, a public cloud strategy offers organizations a way to grow at scale without
accumulating substantial costs. Providers such as Amazon Web Services, Google
Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure offer per-per-usage deals which allow organizations
to pay only for the resources they use. As an operational cost, public cloud services can
protect an organization's budget from high up-front capital investments.
Though public cloud hosts take security very seriously, organizations may choose to
protect their data by hosting it on a privately controlled cloud. Organizations operating in
heavily regulated industries, such as health care, may get the most benefit from a hybrid
model. Established businesses with highly specific computational needs may also prefer
a private or hybrid model for enhanced optimization of resources.
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