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I would like some clarification on whether Azure VM's are strictly IaaS or can be PaaS depending on the amount responsibilities the creator/user has.
I've seen multiple different website saying VM are ONLY IaaS since you require an operating system, and others saying VM can be PaaS if a specific OS is specified on creation.
Any insight the community can provide will be very helpful, Thanks!
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Azure Virtual Machines are one of the on-demand computing resources that come under Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas) category in Azure.
Azure VM IaaS is a cloud platform that provides a virtual machine (VM) instance that runs the Windows Server operating system. It is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering.
Azure is the name of the cloud computing service owned by Microsoft that provides Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (Paas) and Software as a Service (SaaS).
Cloud VMs are an example of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and are the more recognizable form of virtualization. Other cloud models like Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and some newer models like Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) all make use of VMs.
A VM is generally considered Infrastructure-as-a-Service, as you retain responsibility for patching and managing the Virtual Machine Operating System.
And even though there are Marketplace VM offerings that are completely pre-configured and even auto-updating, the responsibility for maintaining those solutions after deployment is the main way IaaS and PaaS are distinguished.
At the end of the day IaaS and PaaS are not precise technical terms. You can have PaaS services that require significant configuration and ongoing maintenance, and IaaS services that are completely managed.
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