# Cloud Types ## Public cloud * Azure owns the hardware on their network and infrastructure * Open for everyone to sign up * Renting services ## Private cloud * Looks and acts like a cloud except the customer owns or leases or has exclusive access to the hardware * Azure Stack - Software that is licensed to use a portal on your own private cloud ## Hybrid cloud * Combination of public and private clouds * Scale private infrastructure to the cloud ## Compare and Contrast: #### Public cloud: * MSFT owns the hardware and you are leasing services #### Private cloud: * Your hardware, more like a traditional on-prem build #### Hybrid cloud: * It's a mix between the two *** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.arkannis.net/cloud/azure/courses/az900-course/cloud-models-and-cloud-types/cloud-types.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.