{"id":13793,"date":"2014-11-03T12:25:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T12:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/managed-cloud-as-a-service\/"},"modified":"2018-04-12T16:23:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T16:23:53","slug":"managed-cloud-as-a-service","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30559\/managed-cloud-as-a-service-mcaas","title":{"rendered":"Managed Cloud As a Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_managed_cloud_as_a_service_mean\">What Does Managed Cloud As a Service Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Managed cloud as a service (MCaaS) is a type of cloud service model where the cloud provider offers a complete implementation and management of the cloud services. In some MCaaS models, the cloud vendor delegates the service management to third-party partners who make software packages into cloud services.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_managed_cloud_as_a_service\">Techopedia Explains Managed Cloud As a Service<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The general principle of managed cloud as a service (MCaaS) is in providing more resources and support for cloud services, rather than just implementation. Some IT experts describe MCaaS solutions as adding service to a &quot;raw infrastructure.&quot; The idea behind MCaaS takes the original cloud computing concept a step further &mdash; whereas in traditional cloud computing, companies outsource hardware operations, with MCaaS, they also outsource the management and support of these systems.<\/p>\n<p>Some MCaaS vendors see this model as a logical extension of traditional cloud computing services. 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