Everything as a service

Everything as a service^[1](EaaS,^[2] XaaS,^[3] *aaS^[4]) is a concept of being able to call up re-usable, fine-grained software components across a network.^[5] It is a subset of cloud computing. The most common and successful example is software as a service (SaaS^[6]), but the term as a service has been associated and used with many core components of cloud computing including communication, infrastructure, data and platforms.

A number of vendors including Google, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard^[7][8] and Amido^[9] have been associated with the "everything as a service" trend.^[10]

1. ↑ Duan, Yucong; Fu, Guohua; Zhou, Nianjun; Sun, Xiaobing; Narendra, Nanjangud; Hu, Bo. "Everything as a Service (XaaS) on the Cloud: Origins, Current and Future Trends". IEEE.
2. ↑ "The new geek chic: Data centers". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
3. ↑ eWeek November 5 2007^{[permanent dead link]}
4. ↑ Gang up before the *aaS cloud gets you
5. ↑ "Everything as a service". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
6. ↑ Chowdhury, Alauddin. "SAAS Business Model & Method". DroitThemes. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
7. ↑ HP sells cloud vision amidst economic downpour
8. ↑ "HP Labs Innovation Research Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
9. ↑ The art of less^{[permanent dead link]}
10. ↑ 10 Mega-Trends for IT in 2008