> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://theiotlearninginitiative.gitbook.io/internetofthings101/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://theiotlearninginitiative.gitbook.io/internetofthings101/architecture/cloud-computing/services.md).

# Services

## Services

> A cloud service is any resource that is provided over the Internet. The most common cloud service resources are Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). [WhatIs](http://searchcloudprovider.techtarget.com/definition/cloud-services)

* [35 Open Source Tools for the Internet of Things](http://www.datamation.com/open-source/35-open-source-tools-for-the-internet-of-things-1.html)

## Dweet

> Share your thing — like it ain't no thang. Ridiculously simple messaging (and alerts) for the Internet of Things. Fast, free and ridiculously simple— it's like Twitter for social machines. [Dweet IO Homepage](https://dweet.io/)

## FreeBoard

> Visualize the Internet of Things. Ridiculously simple dashboards for your devices.
>
> This is a purpose-built visualization tool for the Internet of Things. It allows you to create a dashboard full of different widgets and immediately share it with anyone. To collect data, Freeboard offers integration with the Dweet.io IoT messaging system but also can talk to any web-based API out there. Widgets, which are the main thing on the platform, can be either created from scratch or chosen from a list of pre-defined ones. The platform is open source but isn’t entirely free: the pricing goes from $0 to $100 a month, with the main difference being the number of private dashboards you can create.
>
> A damn-sexy, open source real-time dashboard builder for IOT and other web mashups. A free open-source alternative to Geckoboard

* [Freeboard Homepage](https://freeboard.io/)
* [Freeboard Github](https://github.com/Freeboard/)

### Freeboard.Io Components

These are some freeboard.io concepts:

* **Data Sources** named as "**DATASOURCES**" and initialized by clicking on "**ADD**". They gather data from a specific source as dweet.io, pubnub, or other.
* **Panes** initialized by clicking on "**ADD PANE**". They hold Widgets
* **Widgets** display data in some textual or graphical form