The interface of the site is implemented as a thin
cloud client
The features and the underlying, backing applications
(e.g., CRM, ERP) are realized as services (SaaS)
The components of the architecture, namely the different
servers (web servers, application servers, database
servers, load balancers) and the tools (e.g., monitoring
tools) are provided as services (PaaS)
The ESB, the storage, and the CPU are provided as
services (IaaS)
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