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## What does SCS stand for?

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.
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.

## Who is SCS intended for?

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.

## Who or what is behind SCS?

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.
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).
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.

## 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?

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/)
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.

## Do I have to use all layers of the reference implementation (IaaS, CaaS)?
## Do I have to use all layers of the reference implementation (IaaS, KaaS)?

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)

## What does CaaS mean? (Container Layer)
## What does KaaS mean?

CaaS refers to Container as a Service, where providers offer container orchestration platforms.
KaaS refers to Kubernetes as a Service, where providers offer Kubernetes Clusters that are provisioned in an automated fashion.

## I want to try out the SCS! Where do I start?

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