Remember IaaS
Full name: Infrastructure as a Service
Memory aid: Infrastructure is rented As a Service.
Customers retain responsibilities such as guest OS configuration and data security.
Study area: Cloud & virtualization · Batch 4
Relevant study for: CompTIA Cloud+ · Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 · ISC2 CCSP · Azure Administrator AZ-104 · Azure Solutions Architect AZ-305 · AWS Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02
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IaaS — Infrastructure as a Service
Provides managed infrastructure resources such as virtual machines and networks.
Why learn IaaS — Infrastructure as a Service?
Provides managed infrastructure resources such as virtual machines and networks.
Where it came from
Customers retain responsibilities such as guest OS configuration and data security.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Infrastructure is rented As a Service.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service.
- Recall this memory aid: Infrastructure is rented As a Service.
- Explain the practical use: Provides managed infrastructure resources such as virtual machines and networks.
- Explain this distinction: Customers retain responsibilities such as guest OS configuration and data security.
- Identify IaaS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Azure fundamentals documentation (learn.microsoft.com)
- Azure architecture (learn.microsoft.com)