The cloud computing deployment model will vary depending on your organization's unique business and mission requirements. The various deployment models bring their unique advantages, disadvantages, and information security challenges.
In this model, the cloud computing infrastructure is utilized by the public in a multitenant environment over the internet:
The service provider makes resources available, such as:
- Virtual machines (VMs)
- Applications
- Storage
- And so on
The cloud computing provider may be owned, managed, and operated by a business, academic, or government organization, or a combination of the three.
In this model, the cloud computing infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization, as illustrated in the following image:
The cloud computing provider may be:
- Owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party, or a combination of the two
- It may exist on or off premises