NIST - national institute of standards and technology\nsoftware applications, data access, data management, storage resources\n
SAAS - cloud applications, apps over internet as service, subscription services, one size fits all\nPAAS - cloud devel platforms, devel environs over internet as service, pay-as-go or subscription, apps developed for 1 platform. no control of servers but control of deployed applications and configuration settings\nIAAS - (hardware as service) -storage services & computing power over internet as service, metered pricing, not “dedicated”. control of operating system, storage, deployed applicaitons\n\n