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Which cloud model gives you virtual processing, storage and networks to run your own operating systems?

IaaS, Infrastructure as a Service.

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  1. SaaS
  2. PaaS
  3. IaaS ✔

Why: IaaS lets you provision processing, storage, networks and other basic resources, then run any software you like, including operating systems. The provider still controls the underlying infrastructure.

Huh, didn't know that: In IaaS the customer does not manage the underlying cloud infrastructure, per NIST.

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Answer: IaaS. IaaS lets you provision processing, storage, networks and other basic resources, then run any software you like, including operating systems. The provider still controls the underlying infrastructure.

  1. NIST SP 800-145, The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf
    provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources where the consumer is able to deploy and run arbitrary software
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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