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What are cloud models? The cloud models define the deployment type of cloud
resources. The three main cloud models are: private, public, and hybrid.
Private cloud
Let’s start with a private cloud. A private cloud is, in some ways, the natural evolution
from a corporate datacenter. It’s a cloud (delivering IT services over the internet)
that’s used by a single entity. Private cloud provides much greater control for the
company and its IT department. However, it also comes with greater cost and fewer
of the benefits of a public cloud deployment. Finally, a private cloud may be hosted
from your on site datacenter. It may also be hosted in a dedicated datacenter offsite,
potentially even by a third party that has dedicated that datacenter to your company.
Public cloud
A public cloud is built, controlled, and maintained by a third-party cloud provider.
With a public cloud, anyone that wants to purchase cloud services can access and
use resources. The general public availability is a key difference between public and
private clouds.
Hybrid cloud
A hybrid cloud is a computing environment that uses both public and private clouds
in an inter-connected environment. A hybrid cloud environment can be used to allow
a private cloud to surge for increased, temporary demand by deploying public cloud
resources. Hybrid cloud can be used to provide an extra layer of security. For
example, users can flexibly choose which services to keep in public cloud and which
to deploy to their private cloud infrastructure.
The following table highlights a few key comparative aspects between the cloud
models.