IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service

What is IaaS?

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a cloud computing model that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, including virtual machines, storage, and networking. Instead of purchasing physical hardware, businesses rent this infrastructure from a cloud provider, giving them full control over operating systems and applications while the provider manages the underlying hardware.

Key Benefits of IaaS

IaaS offers high scalability, allowing businesses to quickly increase or decrease resources based on demand. It also reduces the cost and complexity of buying and managing physical servers, improves business continuity through reliable backup and disaster recovery options, and provides greater control compared to other cloud service models.

Common IaaS Use Cases

IaaS is widely used for website hosting, big data analysis, high-performance computing, testing and development environments, and disaster recovery. Popular examples include Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, and Google Compute Engine.