1. What are Cloud Service Providers?

- “A cloud service provider, or CSP, is a company that offers some component of cloud
computing; typically, when you search the internet a cloud service is defined as,
infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS), or platform as a service
(PaaS) to other businesses or individuals” (DiMaria, 2020).

2. What is Platform as a service (PaaS)?

- “Abstracts and provides development or application platforms, such as databases,

application platforms (e.g., a place to run Python, PHP, or other code), file storage and
collaboration, or even proprietary application processing (such as machine learning, big
data processing, or direct API access to features of a full SaaS application). The key
differentiator is that, with PaaS, you don’t manage the underlying servers, networks, or
other infrastructure. Cloud Services explained” (Cloud Security Alliance, 2022)

3. What are two benefits of cloud computing?

- “Users can scale services to fit their needs, customize applications and access cloud
services from anywhere with an internet connection” (International Business Machine ,
2022).
- “Enterprise users can get applications to market quickly, without worrying about
underlying infrastructure costs or maintenance” (International Business Machine , 2022).

4. What is one disadvantage of using cloud computing?

- “Downtime is often cited as one of the biggest cloud computing disadvantages. Since
cloud computing systems are internet-based, service outages are always an unfortunate
possibility and can occur for any reason “(Larkin, 2019)

Works Cited
Cloud Security Alliance. (2022, July 5). Cloud Service Explained. Retrieved from Cloud Security
Alliance : https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2022/07/05/cloud-services-explained/
DiMaria, J. (2020). What is a Cloud Service Provider? Cloud Security Alliance .
International Business Machine . (2022). What are the benefits of cloud computing . Retrieved
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Larkin, A. (2019, August 7). Disadvantages of Could Computing . Retrieved from Cloud Academy
: https://cloudacademy.com/blog/disadvantages-of-cloud-computing/