diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cloud-provider.md b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cloud-provider.md index d897cc69a2a8a..65ed2d2712bb1 100755 --- a/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cloud-provider.md +++ b/content/en/docs/reference/glossary/cloud-provider.md @@ -1,18 +1,32 @@ --- -title: Cloud Provider +title: Cloud provider id: cloud-provider date: 2018-04-12 full_link: /docs/concepts/cluster-administration/cloud-providers short_description: > - Cloud provider is a company that offers cloud computing platform that can run Kubernetes clusters. + A company that offers a cloud computing platform -aka: +aka: +- Cloud service provider tags: - community --- - Cloud provider is a company that offers cloud computing platform that can run Kubernetes clusters. + A company that offers a cloud computing platform. - + -Cloud providers or sometime called Cloud Service Provider (CSPs) provides cloud computing platforms. They may offer services such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS). Cloud providers host the Kubernetes cluster and also provide services that interact with the cluster, such as Load Balancers, Storage Classes etc. +Cloud providers, sometime called Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), provide +cloud computing platforms. +In connection with Kubernetes, your cloud provider might offer managed +infrastructure (also called Infrastructure as a Service or IaaS). With +managed infrastructure the cloud provider is responsible for servers, +storage and networking whilst you manage layers on top of that such as +running a Kubernetes cluster. + +You can also find Kubernetes as a service that is managed for you. Your +cloud provider is responsible for the Kubernetes control plane as well +as the Nodes and the infrastructure they rely on: networking, storage, +and possibly other elements such as load balancers. +When your cloud provider offers a managed Kubernetes service, that is +sometimes called Platform as a Service, or PaaS.