A cloud application, or cloud app, is a software program where cloud-based and local components work together. This model relies on remote servers for processing logic that is accessed through a web browser with a continual internet connection.

Based on a service the cloud model is offering, the Dirigible is speaking of either:

• IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)
• PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service)
• SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)
• or, Storage, Database, Information, Process, Application, Integration, Security, Management, Testing-as-a-service.