Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Overview

With infrastructure as a service (IaaS), we can rent IT infrastructure from a cloud provider and pay for what we use.

Examples of popular cloud infrastructure are as follows:

• Storage
• Virtual machines
• Operating systems

This is a suitable method for reducing cost and transferring logistic risks because the team will not be purchasing and maintaining physical infrastructure. This model gives software engineering teams more flexibility to manage their entire cloud infrastructure.

Advantages

Let’s discuss some of the advantages of IaaS.

Dynamic scaling

Since IaaS gives on-demand self-service, teams can scale up and acquire more infrastructure when needed. They can also scale down and remove infrastructure when they need to. With the right processes, a team will only invest in the infrastructure required at every given time.