What is a Service?
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"Anytime, anywhere access. Today’s workforce is mobile, and much of it is remote, so cloud services need to makeaccess data andstored applicationson availableremote servers no matter what.where Cloudthey servicesare meanin employeesthe globe. With an internet connection, you can workuse fromsoftware anywhereinstalled andon fromsomeone anyelse's device,computer including mobile phones and tablets."
With a simple online connection, users can access applications and servicessystem without havingneeding to house a lot of physicalmaintain hardware or install software on their devices. "yourself.
Business By Proxy
For corporations, a service might be considered many different things and falls along a spectrum. On one end, this may be "Allbare infrastructure,metal" platforms,hardware software,infrastructure or technologiesa Docker instance that usersis rented per month. On the other, a company may subscribe to web-based software or discrete functions that are pay-per-use.
This business model is commonly referred to as "Anything as a Service" where, instead of owning a product outright, a service provider licenses access throughto a maintained product for a lump sum or subscription fee. These services are remotely accessible over the internet withoutinstead of requiring additionalphysical softwareaccess downloadsto canthe behardware consideredsystems.
This extends from technology companies to corporations and, by proxy, these cloud computingservices services"
"taken over most of the consumer-connected World Wide Web. The Cloud servicesis facilitateused to invisibly control the flow of userconsumer data frombetween "front-end" clients – such as the Google Drive website or the Pages app for iOS – and the provider's labyrinthian "back-end" networks and systems.
You can't own a physical CD with the service on it, available for install on your computer. This removes the control of software from users and instead makes access to it available only by agreeing to a software license. These software services often require creating an account with the provider, after which access to the product is free or follows a "freemuim" business model. Services may use these accounts to collect privileged information about a consumer that can be sold to advertisers. Subscribing to a service does not save you from surveillance and may actually make you more of a target.
Many cloud services are built on top of an API (e.g.,Application users’Programming servers,Interface) tablets,– desktops,or laptops—anythingestablished specifications that allow multiple services to communicate with each other through a common language. Through an API, clients and servers alike can request and receive information from a central location.
In practice, this allows consumers to uniformly access services like Proton Mail through numerous, isolate experiences – like their website, mobile apps, and desktop software. This also functionally means that there is only one version of the software, which is the software hosted on the users’API ends),server throughby the internet,provider. Even when consumers use different client versions installed on their desktop or phones, they are still connecting to a central API server under the provider’scontrol systems,of the software provider.
Digital Autonomy
Self-Hosting is the practice of managing your own server and back.hosting Cloudyour own services promoteinstead of subscribing to a cloud provider. By managing your own infrastructure, your data stays in your possession. This enables everyone to create their own personal cloud for themselves or a small group – like your immediate family or a small business.
This uses the buildingsame technologies as cloud computing companies, just on a smaller scale for a single home server instead of cloud-nativea applicationsdistributed global data center infrastructure. While you are fully in control of your data, it also becomes your responsibility to maintain your server's hardware and thesoftware.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-premises_software
Services will often have their own interface, especially within a browser. This can also include an interface intended for administrators to manage settings and users.
BusinessWhile Model
Free freemuim, subscription, usage basedFunding, advertising, selling consumer data
These remove the control of software from users and make them subscription based. You can't own a CD with the service available for install. There is only one version of the app, hosted by the service provider.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_a_serviceAs a service business model, subscription based instead of something owned
Service extension
Many services offer apis
Even extension apps only interact with the current version through API.
Somemost cloud services offer platform-specific applications that can provide a more streamlined and integrated experience for their service. Such as OwnCloud on desktop allowing cloud file browsing right fromfollow the file
Server manager.client vs peer to peer
Federation
Within web based services, this often means features that can be accessed by creating a user account. For some services, there are a single user, whereas others low for true multiuser environment.
Infrastructure
Some may need to be configured through files, but many work with gui configuration.
In relation to SaaShttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service
reverse proxy.configuration
Integration with Authelia, SSO Docker vs service vs port
Types of service models
Server client vs peer to peer
Federation
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)