Chapter 8

Cloud Concepts

This chapter covers the following topics related to Objective 1.8 (Summarize cloud concepts and connectivity options) of the CompTIA Network+ N10-008 certification exam:

  • Deployment models

    • Public

    • Private

    • Hybrid

    • Community

  • Service models

    • Software as a service (SaaS)

    • Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

    • Platform as a service (PaaS)

    • Desktop as a service (DaaS)

  • Infrastructure as code

    • Automation/orchestration

  • Connectivity options

    • Virtual private network (VPN)

    • Private-direct connection to cloud provider

  • Multitenancy

  • Elasticity

  • Scalability

  • Security implications

It is not just a fad. It is not just marketing hype. Cloud computing is the future, and it is exploding in usage and usefulness. In this chapter, you will learn ...

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