Exam AIP-210 Topic 1 Question 1 Discussion

Cloud models are service models that provide different levels of abstraction and control over computing resources in a cloud environment. Some of the common cloud models for machine learning pipelines are:
* Software as a Service (SaaS): SaaS provides ready-to-use applications that run on the cloud provider's infrastructure and are accessible through a web browser or an API. SaaS can provide AI practitioner data science services such as Jupyter notebooks, which are web-based interactive environments that allow users to create and share documents that contain code, text, visualizations, and more.
* Platform as a Service (PaaS): PaaS provides a platform that allows users to develop, run, and manage applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. PaaS can provide some services within an application such as payment applications to create efficient results.
* Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): IaaS provides access to fundamental computing resources such as servers, storage, networks, and operating systems. IaaS can provide CPU, memory, disk, network and GPU resources that can be used to run machine learning models and applications.
* Data as a Service (DaaS): DaaS provides access to data sources that can be consumed by applications or users on demand. DaaS can host the databases providing backups, clustering, and high availability.