What is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) ?

A method of delivering computing, storage, networking, and other capabilities through the Internet is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Without having to purchase, manage and support the underlying cloud infrastructure, IaaS allows businesses to use web-based operating systems, software, and storage. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure are among the most common examples of IaaS platforms.

Infrastructure as a Service, along with Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS), is one of the three major types of cloud computing. According to a recent Gartner report, IaaS is the fastest-growing cloud segment, with its growth expected to hit 36.8 percent in 2017. IaaS’s phenomenal growth is primarily attributed to companies shifting gradually from data centers to the cloud.

Why use laaS?

• Cost Savings: Infrastructure as a Service, along with Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service, is one of the three major types of cloud computing (PaaS). According to a recent Gartner report, IaaS is the fastest-growing cloud segment, with its growth expected to hit 36.8 percent in 2017. IaaS’s phenomenal growth is primarily attributed to companies shifting gradually from data centers to the cloud. 

• Around-the-clock availability: IaaS helps companies, as long as an Internet connection is available, to access their applications, data, and other services. Increasingly, companies depend on IaaS to empower their mobile workforce and provide the foundation for their business continuity and disaster recovery plans. 

• Time to market: IaaS helps businesses to more quickly develop and deploy new products and services with its on-demand availability and robust agility, reducing their time to market.

• On-demand scalability: Depending on their business needs, changing market opportunities, or customer demand, companies may easily scale their capacity up and down.