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. The converse of conducting or operating something "as a service" is doing the same using "on-premise" assets (such as on-premises software) or lump sum investments. 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".[lower-alpha 1]
The following is an alphabetical list of business models named in this way, including certain forms of cybercrime (criminal business models). Template:Compact TOC
B
Backend as a service (BaaS)
Banking as a service (BaaS) Market

Blockchain as a service (BaaS)
C
Content as a service (CaaS)
Crimeware as a service
D
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.[19] 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.[20] Many cloud providers offer both relational (Amazon RDS, SQL Server) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB) databases.[20] 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.[21]
DDoS as a service (DDoSaaS)
DDoS-as-a-Service (DDoSaaS) is a cybercrime model in which individuals can hire hackers to execute an distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against a specified target for a fee, typically paid in cryptocurrency, making such attacks more accessible to those without technical expertise.[22]
Desktop as a service (DaaS)
E
Energy storage as a service (ESaaS)
Exploit as a service (EaaS)
Exploit as a service (EaaS) is a scheme of cybercriminals whereby zero-day vulnerabilities are leased to hackers.[23] EaaS is typically offered as a cloud service.[24] By the end of 2021, EaaS became more of a trend among ransomware groups.[25]
In the past, zero-day vulnerabilities were often sold on the dark web, but this was usually at very high prices, millions of US dollars per zero-day.[26] A leasing model makes such vulnerabilities more affordable for many hackers.[27] Even if such zero-day vulnerabilities will later be sold at high prices, they can be leased for some time.[28]Other "EaaS" business models
Under the acronym EaaS, the following business models have been discussed in journals and conferences:
- Edge as a service[29]
- Encryption as a service[30]
- Energy as a service[31]
- Evaluation as a service[32]
F
Function as a service (FaaS)
G
Games as a service (GaaS)
Ground segment as a service (GSaaS)
GSaaS means outsourcing ground operations to a third-party provider by the satellite operators.[34][35][36]
I
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Integration platform as a service (IPaaS)
IT as a service (ITaaS)
K
Knowledge as a service (KaaS)
L
Logging as a service (LaaS)

Lighting as a service (LaaS)
M
Mobility as a service (MaaS)
Monitoring as a service (MaaS)
N
Network as a service (NaaS)
O
Offshoring as a service (OaaS)
P
Payments as a service (PaaS)
Phishing as a service (PaaS)
Phishing as a service allows cybercriminals with little technical skills or without resources to launch sophisticated phishing attacks by providing access to a phishing kit.[46]
Platform as a service (PaaS)
R
Ransomware as a service (RaaS)
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Ransomware as a service (RaaS) is a cybercrime business model, allowing ransomware developers to write and sell harmful code or malware to other hackers, often known as affiliates, for their own initiation of ransomware attacks through the use of their software.[49] Affiliates typically do not need to have any technical skills of their own but can solely rely on the technical skills of their operators. They provide attackers with easier entry for those who may not have skills to develop their own tools, but rather be able to utilize and manage ready-made tools to perform attacks. Most of the time they involve some type of arrangement between the affiliate and the operator, making successful ransomware and extortion attacks profitable for both parties.[50]Recovery as a service (RaaS)
Recovery as a service (RaaS),[51] 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.
The term "recovery as a service" (RaaS) is considered to be part of the nomenclature of cloud computing, along with infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS).[52]Robot as a service (RaaS)
S
Security as a service (SECaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS)
T
Transportation as a Service
Transportation as a Service (TaaS) is a transportation system where customers have use of a vehicle over just the time they need it and use of the vehicle may also be shared with other customers.
W
Workspace as a Service
Workspace as a Service (WaaS) is a desktop virtualization utilised by companies to offer to employees a complete computer environment with remote access.
See also
- Cloud computing § Service models
- "Windows as a service", Microsoft's attempt to apply the SaaS model to their operating system
Notes
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