IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a means of delivering computing infrastructure as on-demand services. It is one of the three fundamental cloud service models.

The user purchases servers, software data center space, or network equipment and rents those resources through a fully outsourced, on-demand service model. It allows dynamic scaling and the resources are distributed as a service.

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Characteristics

Provides virtualized servers, storage, and networks.

User manages OS, apps, and middleware.

Highly scalable and flexible.

Pay-as-you-go pricing.

Provider handles hardware security.

Full control over software and configurations.