Technology and data platforms
19 Technology platforms
Technology platforms focus on providing fundamental technologies and services, such as cloud storage, computing or networking. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platforms are a prominent type of technology platform that provide fundamental infrastructure on a pay-per-use basis for others to deploy software applications on top of. IaaS platforms enable users to remain flexible and always have access to the latest technology without having to upgrade their internal server constantly and expensively.53 The virtualisation of computing power over the last years has been driven largely by a select ...
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