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GTAG — Types of IT Outsourcing

delivery include private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud,
or community cloud as well as one or more of the following
services: software-as-a-service (SaaS), infrastructure-as-a-
service (IaaS), or platform-as-a-service (PaaS).

Cloud computing gives businesses the flexibility to adapt to
their market and launch an initiative or program without
buying and maintaining expensive IT capacity. Another
consideration for cloud computing is being able to trade
huge capital purchases for a pay-for-use model.

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