A small startup has developed a productivity tool and wants to offer it to customers with minimal operational overhead. The team wants to avoid managing underlying servers, operating systems, and application patching. Which cloud service model should the startup use to deliver its tool?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), providing resource provisioning for an environment where the startup's team would handle all software updates and maintenance.
Platform as a Service (PaaS), offering a framework for the startup to deploy and manage its own application code while the provider manages the underlying platform.
Function as a Service (FaaS), which allows running small pieces of code based on triggers but does not encompass the delivery of a full, user-facing application.
Software as a Service (SaaS), supplying a complete product where the provider manages all infrastructure, patches, and updates on behalf of the startup.
Software as a Service (SaaS) involves a ready-made solution managed by the provider. The provider handles all maintenance, including system patches and application updates, which reduces overhead for the team and aligns with the startup's requirements. In contrast, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) require more management from the customer. Function as a Service (FaaS) is for running event-triggered code and does not fit the model of distributing and continuously supporting a complete application package.
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