What is IaaS?
Infrastructure as a Service
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is the rental of hardware.
Definition and Word Origin
When the power is not enough, parts are rented from the giant data center. You have the operating system and software, the responsibility for the hardware is with the provider. The empty land analogy is apt: The infrastructure is ready, the building is yours.
How to Know and Use in Daily Life?
Site: Machine according to traffic.
Spare: Remote disk.
Test: Temporary environment.
Technical Depth and Architecture
Layers:
Virtual machine: Processor and memory slice.
Storage: Block and object space.
Network: Virtual network and address.
Machine by code:
resource "aws_instance" "web" {
ami = "ami-12345"
instance_type = "t3.micro"
}Cost rule: Open forgotten machine writes. Label and alarm discipline is a must.
Frequently Mixed Things
It is considered PaaS. IaaS provides hardware, PaaS provides ready environment. One is land and the other is a furnished flat.
Use in Different Disciplines
Plot: Empty land with infrastructure.
Warehouse: Warehouse with ready shelves.
Field: Cultivated land rental.
Questions and answers
Is IaaS secure?
The infrastructure is secure, you have internal security. Patching and access discipline are essential.
What is the PaaS difference?
IaaS provides hardware, PaaS provides environment. If you have control, the first one is chosen, if speed is desired, the second one is chosen.
How to keep cost?
What is not in use is turned off, the right size is selected, the alarm is set.
When to choose?
When full control and custom installation is required. For standard work, PaaS is sufficient.
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