Technology acronyms and abbreviations are frequently used to simplify or express key concepts in the industry. Cloud computing is no exception:
| Cloud Service | Description |
| IaaS | Infrastructure as a Service |
| PaaS | Platform as a Service |
| SaaS | Software as a Service |
| MaaS | Monitoring as a Service |
| CaaS | Communication as a Service |
| XaaS | Anything as a Service |