ISO/IEC 22123-2:2023

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 22123-2
First edition
2023-09
Information technology — Cloud
computing —
Part 2:
Concepts
Technologies de l'information — Informatique en nuage —
Partie 2: Concepts
Reference number
ISO/IEC 22123-2:2023(E)
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ISO/IEC 22123-2:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms.2
5 Cloud computing foundational concepts . 3
5.1 General . 3
5.2 Key characteristics of cloud computing . 3
5.2.1 General . 3
5.2.2 Broad network access . 3
5.2.3 Measured service . 4
5.2.4 Multi-tenancy . 4
5.2.5 On-demand self-service . . 4
5.2.6 Rapid elasticity and scalability . 4
5.2.7 Resource pooling . 5
5.3 Cloud capabilities types . 5
5.4 Cloud service categories . 6
5.4.1 General . 6
5.4.2 Software as a service (SaaS) . 6
5.4.3 Platform as a service (PaaS) . 6
5.4.4
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