Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a cloud model which allows organizations to outsource computing equipment and resources such as servers, storage, networking as well as services, such as load balancing and content delivery networks. The IaaS provider owns and maintains the equipment while the organization rents out the specific services it needs, usually on a “pay as you go” basis. Today, the question is less about whether or not to use IaaS services, but rather which IaaS providers to use.
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