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Public Cloud

Definition:
Any cloud service that is made available via the
Internet to the general public or a large industry group
and is owned by an organization selling or providing
cloud services. The public cloud is therefore a subset
of the hosted services market.

Uses:
Typically runs non mission-critical applications like
web servers, file servers, testing & development and
collaboration tools like Email, Chat, intranet, extranet.

Examples:
Salesforce.com, Google Apps, Amazon and Cisco
HCS

Pros:
Pricing/Move from Capex to Opex
Services available on demand – agility
Reduced Risk
Evergreen Experience

Cons:
Information security
Systems Reliability
Loss of Transparency & control
Retro fitting business applications