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Across
  1. 3. Represents cloud resources provided at its base levels i.e. storage, database, servers, networking etc. This gives the organisation the most flexibility but requires more management and technical ability.
  2. 4. Cloud services provided at a developmental level for application development and hosting. Organisations tend not to care about the underlying infrastructure, being more concerned about having the resources available to allow them to focus on the services needed for their business.
  3. 6. (6,5) A combination of private, community or public clouds. This model requires more management than the other models but can offer greater flexibility for the organisation.
  4. 7. This represents the capability of being able to grow or decrease a resource’s usage based on the need.
  5. 9. (6,5) This is an SaaS storage service delivered by Google.
  6. 11. Policies, processes, and measures that are used to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems.
Down
  1. 1. (7,5) Is created, owned, and managed by a single organisation usually in their own data centre. This is often comparable to traditional IT systems.
  2. 2. This is a catch-all term used to describe the continual expansion of different types of services that can be delivered by the cloud.
  3. 5. (6,5) Services are provided by third party organisations and are available to any individual or organisation. They remove the cost barrier faced by start-up organisations when they want to use enterprise-grade software and solutions.
  4. 8. This is an adherence to the relevant legislation, policies, and standards.
  5. 10. Part of the CIA Trias, and ensures that data needs to be protected from unauthorised changes i.e data is trustworthy and free from tampering.