Essentials of Cloud Computing

19Cloud Computing Fundamentals

In layman’s terms, the cloud ecosystem describes the usage and value of each

entity in the ecosystem, and when all the entities in the ecosystem are put

together, users are now able to have an integrated suite made up of the best-

of-breed solutions. An example of this ecosystem can be a cloud accounting

solution such as Tally; while this SaaS vendor focuses on their support for

accounting and integrated payroll solutions, they can engage (collaborate)

with any other third-party CSPs who could support additional features

in the accounting software like reporting tools, dashboards, work papers,

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