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title: "What is cloud computing and types of cloud computing?"  
description: "in this blog i am going to sharing my knowledge about cloud computing and its type."  
author: "Frah Ansari"  
published: 2019-04-29  
updated: 2024-01-04  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/33249/what-is-cloud-computing-and-types-of-cloud-computing  
category: "cloud computing"  
tags: ["cloud computing", "cloud", "cloud development", "cloud hosting", "cloud security"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What is cloud computing and types of cloud computing?

In a nutshell, [cloud computing](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12172/programming-cloud-computing-driven-by-scientific-theory-viewpoints-challenges) is the delivery of [computing services](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11196/distributed-computing-services) such as databases, networking, software, analytics, intelligence, servers, and storage over the cloud (the internet). Offering innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale, it lets you pay only for the services that you use. Helping run your infrastructure and lower [your operating](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115283/what-troubleshooting-method-is-best-when-your-operating-system-fails-to-boot-correctly) costs, it gradually scales up [your business](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12252/simple-ways-to-improve-your-business-sales) as per the need.

**[Benefits of cloud](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114545/what-are-the-benefits-of-cloud-computing) services:**

Bringing a massive transition from the traditional way of IT businesses. Here are the top reasons organizations are shifting to cloud computing designs:

• Speed,

• Security,

• Cost,

• Productivity,

• Performance, and more.

## Types of cloud computing:

There are various models, types, and services evolved to assist you with the right solution for your need, which can be listed as:

## Public cloud

Operated and owned by a third party cloud [service provider](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/85256/which-is-the-best-accommodation-rooms-and-transportation-service-provider), all its software, hardware, and other supporting components are owned by the cloud provider.

## [Private cloud](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/793/cloud-computing-concepts-private-cloud)

Used primarily by single businesses, private cloud is located on the company's on-site datacenter. The infrastructure and services are maintained on a [private network](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1763/an-announcement-by-airtel-on-the-successful-trail-of-5g-private-network-at-bosch-facility).

## Hybrid cloud

Bound by technology which allows data and applications to be shared between them, hybrid clouds are a combination of [public and private](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161783/what-is-the-difference-between-public-and-private-repositories) clouds.

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