Learn in the textbookCloud Deployment Models and Operation Models
DefinitionA managed service (マネージドサービス) is a service in which a specialist provider takes over the operation and maintenance of a system.
ExplanationThe tasks handed over include, for example, monitoring operations, responding to failures and updating software. Users need not keep dedicated operations staff in-house and can focus more easily on their core business. The scope and cost are set by contract, so you need to confirm in advance where the provider's responsibilities end.
AnalogyLeaving an apartment building's cleaning and equipment checks to a management company. Residents do not handle daily upkeep, but the management contract decides what is covered.
Memory hook"Managed" means looked after. Read it as "someone else manages it for you."