Cloud Native Programming with Golang

Cloud service models

When it comes to cloud computing offerings, there are three main service models to consider for your project:

• IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): This is the model where the cloud service provider gives you access to infrastructure on the cloud, such as servers (virtual and bare metal), networks, firewalls, and storage devices. You use IaaS when all that you need is for the cloud provider to manage the infrastructure for you and take the hassle and the cost of maintaining it out of your hands. IaaS is used by start-ups and organizations that want full control over their application's layer. Most IaaS offerings come with a dynamic or elastic scaling option, which would scale your infrastructure based on your consumption. ...