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Cloud, data & platform systems · Working

Infrastructure as a service

Also called: IaaS

ELI5

Rent computing infrastructure instead of owning hardware.

Used in conversation

“The IaaS cost rises with data processing volume.”

Definition

On-demand computing infrastructure such as virtual machines, storage and networks supplied as a service.

Here “Infrastructure as a service” means: On-demand computing infrastructure such as virtual machines, storage and networks supplied as a service.

Pitch context

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