Engineering
Object, block, and file storage: which one to use?
A practical primer on object, block, and file storage. What each one is, when to pick which, and how the categories map to ZCP pricing in 2026.
Engineering
Cloud service models: MaaS, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS at a glance
A short guide to the four-layer cloud stack: Metal, Infrastructure, Platform, and Software as a Service, with ZCP services mapped to each layer.
Engineering
What is cloud computing?
A short primer on the NIST definition of cloud computing, the five essential characteristics, and why "cloud" does not mean "public cloud only".
Engineering
Public, private, hybrid: which cloud fits which workload?
A short, practical comparison of public, private, and hybrid cloud deployment models, with concrete guidance on when each fits.
Engineering
What is Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)?
IaaS is the raw compute, storage, and networking layer of cloud. Here is the NIST definition, the three pillars, and how ZCP delivers real IaaS.
Engineering
What is Metal-as-a-Service (MaaS)?
Metal-as-a-Service turns a rack of physical servers into an API-driven pool. Here is when bare-metal provisioning matters and how ZCP delivers it.