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".[lower-alpha 1]
The following is an alphabetical list of business models named in this way, including certain forms of cybercrime (criminal business models).
B
Backend as a service (BaaS)
Banking as a service (BaaS)
Blockchain as a service (BaaS)
Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) allows businesses to use cloud-based solutions to build, host and use their own blockchain apps, smart contracts and functions on the blockchain infrastructure developed by a vendor. Just like the growing trend of using Software-as-a-service (SaaS)[13] where access to the software is provided on a subscription basis, BaaS provides a business with access to a blockchain network of its desired configuration without the business having to develop their own Blockchain and build in-house expertise on the subject.[14]
Many major cloud services providers now provide Blockchain-as-a-Service, including IBM, SalesForce, Microsoft, Amazon, Alibaba, Oracle and Baidu to name a few.[15]C
Content as a service (CaaS)
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]
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.[22] EaaS is typically offered as a cloud service.[23] By the end of 2021, EaaS became more of a trend among ransomware groups.[24]
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.[25] A leasing model makes such vulnerabilities more affordable for many hackers.[26] Even if such zero-day vulnerabilities will later be sold at high prices, they can be leased for some time.[27]Other "EaaS" business models
Under the acronym EaaS, the following business models have been discussed in journals and conferences:
- Edge as a service[28]
- Encryption as a service[29]
- Energy as a service[30]
- Evaluation as a service[31]
F
Function as a service (FaaS)
G
Games as a service (GaaS)
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)
P
Payments as a service (PaaS)
Philanthropy as a service (PHaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS)
R
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.[46] Affiliates do not need to have technical skills of their own but rely on the technical skills of the operators.[47]
The "Ransomware as a service" is a cybercriminal variation of the "software as a service" business model.[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.
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).[50]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.[51][52] 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.
RaaS can be considered a unit of the Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Intelligent Things (IoIT) that deal with intelligent devices that have adequate computing capacity,[53] Cyber-physical system (CPS) that is a combination of a large computational and communication core and physical elements that can interact with the physical world,[54] and Autonomous decentralized system (ADS) whose components are designed to operate in a loosely coupled manner and data are shared through a content-oriented protocol.[55][56]S
Search as a service (SaaS)
Security as a service (SECaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS)
See also
- Cloud computing § Service models
- "Windows as a service", Microsoft's attempt to apply the SaaS model to their operating system
Notes
References
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