What is an example of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) refers to a cloud computing model that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. In this model, users are granted the capability to manage operating systems, storage, and deployed applications, while the physical infrastructure is maintained by the cloud service provider.

Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is a prime example of IaaS because it allows users to rent virtual machines (instances) on demand. Users can choose the type of instance, configure networking and security settings, and scale their resources up or down based on their needs. This level of control and flexibility is characteristic of IaaS offerings, as users are responsible for the operating systems and applications they run on these virtual machines.

In contrast, AWS Lambda is a serverless computing service that allows users to run code in response to events without provisioning or managing servers, which aligns more closely with Function as a Service (FaaS). Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is a storage service that provides object storage through a web service interface and is typically classified as a Storage as a Service (StaaS). AWS Fargate is a serverless compute engine for running containers, which abstracts away the infrastructure management aspect and is associated with container orchestration rather