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Raphael
Raphael

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Cloud computing is like renting a superhero instead of trying to become one yourself. Instead of buying expensive servers and stressing over maintenance, you simply tap into resources on-demand through the internet. It’s flexible, cost-effective, and scales faster than your favorite meme. The three main models, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS are like different superhero powers: one gives you raw strength (infrastructure), one gives you tools (platform), and one gives you ready-made solutions (software). Now here’s the fun part, if you could pick one superpower for your business, which would it be?

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Love this analogy! Cloud computing really does feel like having a superhero on speed dial.

As someone focusing on DevOps, I’d have to go with PaaS (Platform as a Service) as my superpower. Having the 'tools' to build and deploy without worrying about the underlying hardware is what allows us to scale so fast.