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While the FAQ needs more work than this, I'd like to start with several small PRs instead of stuffing everything into one big PR. Signed-off-by: Felix Kronlage-Dammers <fkr@hazardous.org>
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## What does SCS stand for?
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The Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) provides standards for a range of cloud infrastructure types. It strives for interoperable and sovereign cloud offerings which can be deployed and used by a wide range of organizations and individuals.
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Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) is a European initiative that creates an open, transparent and vendor-neutral cloud ecosystem that guarantees sovereignty. The focus is on cloud technology with real freedom of choice: interoperable and cloud-native.
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## Who is SCS intended for?
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SCS is a Software Stack to power data centers of different scale. It empowers public or private cloud service providers to offer resources to their endusers.
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## Who or what is behind SCS?
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SCS is run by the SCS Project Team which is based at the Open Source Business Alliance e.V. and 100% funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK). Public money means public code.
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The SCS Project is an Open-Source project that is backed by numerous companies and supporting entities. The SCS Community is governed by the [project board](/community/governance/project-board).
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The Standardization and Certification is governed by the [Forum SCS-Standards](https://osb-alliance.de/forum-scs-standards) hosted by the Open Source Business Alliance e.V.
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## Why is there a need for a standardized cloud environment?
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## Do I need to use the reference implementation to be SCS compliant?
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No, while the reference implementation is a guide, compliance requires adhering to SCS standards, not the exact blueprint of the reference implementation. [Check the standards page on how to be SCS-compatible](https://docs.scs.community/standards/)
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No, while the reference implementation is a guide, compliance requires adhering to SCS standards, not the exact blueprint of the reference implementation. [Check the standards page on how to be SCS-compatible](https://docs.scs.community/standards/). There are numerous ways to implement SCS-compliant cloud environments.
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## Do I have to use all layers of the reference implementation (IaaS, CaaS)?
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## Do I have to use all layers of the reference implementation (IaaS, KaaS)?
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No, you can choose layers based on your needs and still be SCS compliant.
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IaaS typically comprises virtual machines, storage, and network resources, all offered as scalable services. [Find the architecture here](https://docs.scs.community/docs/category/iaas-layer)
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## What does CaaS mean? (Container Layer)
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## What does KaaS mean?
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CaaS refers to Container as a Service, where providers offer container orchestration platforms.
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KaaS refers to Kubernetes as a Service, where providers offer Kubernetes Clusters that are provisioned in an automated fashion.
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## I want to try out the SCS! Where do I start?
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