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Discussion on: Is docker container a IaaS or PaaS?

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Patrick Charles-Lundaahl

Np!

However, I would point out that your above statement is incorrect: a single VM is absolutely NOT IaaS. It's just a VM. IaaS would be a web-based service that lets you provision containers or VMs.

For example, Heroku could be thought of as IaaS. A single container that is running on Heroku is NOT IaaS. It's just a container.

The -aaS terminology is just a marketing buzzword. It refers to commercial, cloud-based services that are run by a company for their customers. In the vast majority of cases, those customers are other businesses.