Public cloud

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A public cloud is a set of computers and computer network resources based on the standard cloud computing model, in which a service provider makes resources, such as applications and storage, available to the general public over the Internet[1] . Public cloud services may be free or offered on a pay-per-usage model.[2]

Applications, storage, and other resources are made available to the general public by a service provider. There are service providers like Amazon, Microsoft or Google who own all infrastructure at their data center, as well as Cloud Brokers who aggregate infrastructure from multiple providers.

References

  1. ↑ Frank Gens (September 23, 2008). "Defining "Cloud Services" and "Cloud Computing"". Blog. IDC. Retrieved May 30, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "What is public cloud?". Definition from Whatis.com. 
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