Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is the contribution of a computing infrastructure as a service.

Infrastructure as a Service offers an alternative too purchasing software, servers, data center space or network kit, clientele buy those resources as an outsourced provision.

An Infrastructure as a Service is typically billed on a utility.

Infrastructure as a Service operations usually include:

• Infrastructure as a Service includes Service Level Agreements (optional)
• Infrastructure as a Service is payable by Utility computing
• Infrastructure as a Service is a Platform virtualization situation for operation of VMs
• Infrastructure as a Service has Computer hardware
• Infrastructure as a Service is usually a Computer network
• Infrastructure as a Service needs web connectivity

• Infrastructure as a Service resources are usually distributed as a service
• Infrastructure as a Service has Dynamic scaling
• Infrastructure as a Service has Variable costs
• Infrastructure as a Service usually has many Multiple leaseholders or tenants
• Infrastructure as a Service typically has enterprise grade infrastructure