##### Benefits of Cloud Computing
- **Elasticity**: Start small and scale as needed.
- **Cost-efficiency**: No need to spend money on data centers.
- **No capacity guessing**: Scale automatically based on demand.
- **Economies of scale**: Benefit from AWS’s vast infrastructure.
- **Agility**: Deploy resources quickly.
- **Global Reach**: Go international within minutes.
##### Deployment Models in the Cloud
- **IaaS** (Infrastructure as a Service):
	- Virtual machines, storage, networks
	- e.g., Amazon EC2.
	
- **PaaS** (Platform as a Service):
	- Managed environments for building apps
	- e.g., AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
	
- **[[Cloud Services#Selling Your Service |SaaS]]** (Software as a Service): 
	- Full applications delivered over the internet
	-  e.g., Gmail.

##### Deployment Strategies of Cloud Computing
- **On-Premises (Private Cloud)**: Owned and operated on-site.
- **Public Cloud**: Fully hosted on cloud provider infrastructure.
- **Hybrid Cloud**: Combines on-premises and cloud resources.

##### Cloud Providers Comparison
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