As a service
"X as a service" (rendered as *aaS in acronyms) is a phrasal template for any business model in which a product use is offered as a subscription-based service rather than as an artifact owned and maintained by the customer. Originating from the software as a service concept that appeared in the 2010s with the advent of cloud computing,[1][2] the template has expanded to numerous offerings in the field of information technology and beyond it. The term XaaS can mean "anything as a service".[a]
The following is an alphabetical list of business models named in this way, including certain forms of cybercrime (criminal business models).
B
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Backend as a service (BaaS)
Backend as a service (BaaS), sometimes also referred to as mobile backend as a service (MBaaS),
[4][5][6] is a service for providing web app and mobile app developers with a way to easily build a
backend to their
frontend applications. Features available include user management, push notifications, and integration with social networking services.
[7] These services are provided via the use of custom software development kits (SDKs) and application programming interfaces (APIs). BaaS is a relatively recent development in cloud computing,
[8] with most BaaS startups dating from 2011 or later.
[9][10][11] Some of the most popular service providers are AWS Amplify and Firebase.
Banking as a service (BaaS)
Blockchain as a service (BaaS)
C
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Content as a service (CaaS)
Content as a service (CaaS) or managed content as a service (MCaaS) is a service-oriented model, where the service provider delivers the content on demand to the service consumer via web services that are licensed under subscription. The content is hosted by the service provider centrally in
the cloud and offered to a number of consumers that need the content delivered into any applications or system, hence content can be demanded by the consumers as and when required.
D
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Data as a service (DaaS)
Database as a service (DBaaS)
With a database as a service model (DBaaS), users pay fees to a cloud provider for services and computing resources, reducing the amount of money and effort needed to develop and manage databases.[18] Users are given tools to create and manage database instances, and control users. Some cloud providers also offer tools to manage database structures and data.[19] Many cloud providers offer both relational (Amazon RDS, SQL Server) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB) databases.[19] This is a type of software as a service (SaaS).
Data management as a service (DMaaS)
Data management can also be done through the "as a service" business model, according to the book Data Management as a Service for Dummies.[20]
Desktop as a service (DaaS)
Remote desktop virtualization can also be provided via cloud computing similar to that provided using a software as a service model. This approach is usually referred to as cloud-hosted virtual desktops. Cloud-hosted virtual desktops are divided into two technologies:
- Managed VDI, which is based on VDI technology provided as an outsourced managed service, and
- Desktop as a service (DaaS), which provides a higher level of automation and real multi-tenancy, reducing the cost of the technology. The DaaS provider typically takes full responsibility for hosting and maintaining the computer, storage, and access infrastructure, as well as applications and application software licenses needed to provide the desktop service in return for a fixed monthly fee.
E
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Energy storage as a service (ESaaS)
Exploit as a service (EaaS)
Other "EaaS" business models
Under the acronym EaaS, the following business models have been discussed in journals and conferences:
- Edge as a service[24]
- Encryption as a service[25]
- Energy as a service[26]
- Evaluation as a service[27]
F
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Function as a service (FaaS)
Function as a service (FaaS) is a category of
cloud computing services that provides a
platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage application functionalities without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app.
[28] Building an application following this model is one way of achieving a "
serverless" architecture, and is typically used when building
microservices applications.
G
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Games as a service (GaaS)
In the
video game industry,
games as a service (GaaS) represents providing video games or game content on a continuing revenue model, similar to
software as a service. Games as a service are ways to
monetize video games either after their initial sale, or to support a
free-to-play model. Games released under the GaaS model typically receive a long or indefinite stream of monetized new content over time to encourage players to continue paying to support the game. This often leads to games that work under a GaaS model to be called "living games", "live games", or "live service games" since they continually change with these updates.
I
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Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a
cloud computing service model by means of which computing resources are supplied by a cloud services provider. The IaaS vendor provides the storage, network, servers, and
virtualization (which mostly refers, in this case, to emulating computer hardware). This service enables users to free themselves from maintaining an on-premises
data center.
[29] The IaaS provider is hosting these resources in either the
public cloud (meaning users share the same hardware, storage, and network devices with other users), the
private cloud (meaning users do not share these resources), or the
hybrid cloud (combination of both).
[30] Integration platform as a service (IPaaS)
Integration platform as a service (iPaaS) is a suite of cloud services enabling customers to develop, execute and govern integration flows between disparate applications.
[31] Under the cloud-based iPaaS integration model, customers drive the development and deployment of integrations without installing or managing any hardware or middleware.
[32] The iPaaS model allows businesses to achieve integration without big investment into skills or licensed middleware software.
[citation needed] iPaaS used to be regarded primarily as an integration tool for cloud-based software applications, used mainly by small to mid-sized business. Over time, a hybrid type of iPaaS—Hybrid-IT iPaaS—that connects cloud to on-premises, is becoming increasingly popular. Additionally, large enterprises are exploring new ways of integrating iPaaS into their existing IT infrastructures.
IT as a service (ITaaS)
IT as a service (ITaaS) is an operational model where the
information technology (IT) service provider delivers an
information technology service to a business.
[33][34] The IT service provider can be an internal IT organization or an external IT services company. The recipients of ITaaS can be a
line of business (LOB) organization within an enterprise or a small and medium business (SMB). The information technology is typically delivered as a
managed service with a clear IT services catalog and pricing associated with each of the catalog items. At its core, ITaaS is a competitive business model where businesses have many options for IT services and the internal IT organization has to compete against those other external options in order to be the selected IT service provider to the business. Options for providers other than the internal IT organization may include IT
outsourcing companies and
public cloud providers.
K
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Knowledge as a service (KaaS)
L
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Logging as a service (LaaS)
Logging as a service (LaaS) is an
IT architectural model for centrally ingesting and collecting any type of
log files coming from any given source or location such as
servers,
applications, devices etc. The files are "normalized" or filtered for reformatting and forwarding to other dependent systems to be processed as “native” data, which can then be managed, displayed and ultimately disposed of according to a predesignated retention schedule based on any number of criteria.
Lighting as a service (LaaS)
Lighting as a service (LaaS), also known as light as a service, is a service-based business model in which light service is charged on a subscription basis rather than via a one-time payment. It is managed by third parties,
[38] more precisely, by specialized service providers and may include light design, financing, installation, maintenance and other services.
[39] The model enables customers to outsource lighting aspects of their business over a set time.
[40] M
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Mobility as a service (MaaS)
Mobility as a service (MaaS) is a type of service that, through a joint digital channel, enables users to plan, book, and pay for multiple types of mobility services.
[41][42] The concept describes a shift away from personally-owned modes of transportation and towards mobility provided as a service. This is enabled by combining transportation services from
public and
private transportation providers through a unified gateway that creates and manages the trip, which users can pay for with a single account. Users can pay per trip or a monthly fee for a limited distance. The key concept behind MaaS is to offer travelers mobility solutions based on their travel needs.
Monitoring as a service (MaaS)
Monitoring as a service (MaaS) is a
cloud-based framework for the deployment of monitoring functionalities for various other services and applications within the cloud. The most common application for MaaS is online state monitoring, which continuously tracks certain states of applications, networks, systems, instances or any element that may be deployable within the cloud.
N
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Network as a service (NaaS)
O
Offshoring as a service (OaaS)
P
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Payments as a service (PaaS)
Payments as a service (PaaS) is a marketing phrase used to describe
software as a service to connect a group of international
payment systems. The architecture is represented by a layer – or overlay – that resides on top of these disparate systems and provides for two-way communications between the payment system and the PaaS. Communication is governed by standard APIs created by the PaaS provider.
Philanthropy as a service (PHaaS)
Philanthropy as a service (PHaaS) is a type of philanthropy in which charitable giving is managed through technology and donor-advised funds.
[44] Platform as a service (PaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS) or application platform as a service (aPaaS) or platform-based service is a category of
cloud computing services that allows customers to provision, instantiate, run, and manage a modular bundle comprising a
computing platform and one or more applications, without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching the application(s), and to allow developers to create, develop, and package such
software bundles.
[45][46] R
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Ransomware as a service (RaaS)
Ransomware as a service (RaaS) is a
cybercrime business model where
ransomware operators write software and affiliates pay to launch attacks using said software.
[47] Affiliates do not need to have technical skills of their own but rely on the technical skills of the operators.
[48] Recovery as a service (RaaS)
Recovery as a service (RaaS),
[49] sometimes referred to as disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS), is a category of
cloud computing used for protecting an application or data from a natural or human disaster or service disruption at one location by enabling a full recovery in the cloud. RaaS differs from cloud-based backup services by protecting data and providing standby computing capacity on demand to facilitate more rapid application recovery. RaaS capacity is delivered in a cloud-computing model so recovery resources are only paid for when they are used, making it more efficient than a traditional disaster recovery warm site or hot site where the recovery resources must be running at all times.
Robot as a service (RaaS)
Robot as a service or robotics as a service (RaaS) is a
cloud computing unit that facilitates the seamless integration of robot and embedded devices into Web and cloud computing environment. In terms of
service-oriented architecture (SOA), a RaaS unit includes services for performing functionality, a service directory for discovery and publishing, and service clients for user's direct access.
[50][51] The current RaaS implementation facilitates
SOAP and RESTful communications between RaaS units and the other cloud computing units. Hardware support and standards are available to support RaaS implementation. Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS) defines implementation constraints to enable secure Web Service messaging, discovery, description, and eventing on resource-constrained devices between Web services and devices.
S
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Search as a service (SaaS)
Security as a service (SECaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS)
See also
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Notes
- ^ sometimes called EaaS or "Everything as a Service"[3]
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