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Basic architecture of XaaS

Basic architecture of XaaS

From the course: Everything as a Service (XaaS) is the Future of Business

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Basic architecture of XaaS

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- [Instructor] X as a service is a category and style of computing that provides technology-related services to individuals and organizations over the Internet, typically on a subscription basis. The complexity of the technology is mostly hidden, and so your business can focus on its core specialized work and higher-value activities such as innovation. All you usually require is an Internet-connected device with a browser such as Chrome, Edge, or Safari. Let's take a look under the hood, and identify some of the qualities of X as a service that make it unique and valuable. Delivering computing resources from a central platform was not introduced with X as a service. There were already many flavors, including the popular client service model that most of us are familiar with when saving and accessing files on a file server or printing to a shared printer. X as a service uses standard Internet technologies. This…

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