(1) (
DeFi
As
A Service) A variety of crypto yield farming services. See
DeFi as a service.
(2) (
Desktop
As
A Service) A thin client architecture that is delivered from a cloud service provider rather than from in-house servers. The users' computers function like remote input/output terminals to the servers in the datacenter. Contrast with
WaaS. See
desktop virtualization,
cloud computing and
XaaS.
(3) (
Data
As
A Service) Data services over the Internet; for example, verifying email and credit card billing addresses. See
email verification and
address verification.
(4) (
Data
As
A Service) A central repository for enterprise data. The "service" aspect means that the data are available to all users and are not tied to the format required by one type of application.
(5) (
Distribution
As
A Service) Outsourcing an organization's order fulfillment to a third party, including warehousing, inventory management and distribution.