Imagine you are part of the IT team for Get-Sole Shoes. Get-Sole Shoes has two physical locations. All of its IT systems are in one location and both locations use these systems. The administrative team needs to improve the company’s yearly IT spending. Recent financial forecasting points to significant cost savings by moving to a cloud environment. As part of the IT team, you are tasked with making this migration a reality.

From this week’s reading, review the differences between Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

• Discuss the differences between each and give an example of the appropriate use of each of the cloud models (IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS).