mzn lstc Cmpt Cld (C2) s prt f mzn's cld-cmptng pltfrm, mzn Wb Srvcs (WS), tht llws srs t rnt vrtl cmptrs n whch t rn thr wn cmptr pplctns. C2 ncrgs sclbl dplymnt f pplctns by prvdng wb srvc thrgh whch sr cn bt n mzn Mchn mg (M) t cnfgr vrtl mchn, whch mzn clls n "nstnc", cntnng ny sftwr dsrd. sr cn crt, lnch, nd trmnt srvr-nstncs s ndd, pyng by th scnd fr ctv srvrs – hnc th trm "lstc". C2 prvds srs wth cntrl vr th ggrphcl lctn f nstncs tht llws fr ltncy ptmztn nd hgh lvls f rdndncy. n Nvmbr 2010, mzn swtchd ts wn rtl wbst pltfrm t C2 nd WS.