Is Microsoft SQL Server IaaS or PaaS?

Is SQL Server IaaS or PaaS?

SQL Server installed and hosted in the cloud runs on Windows Server or Linux virtual machines running on Azure, also known as an infrastructure as a service (IaaS). SQL virtual machines are a good option for migrating on-premises SQL Server databases and applications without any database change.

Is SQL database IaaS?

Azure SQL Database is built on standardized hardware and software that is owned, hosted, and maintained by Microsoft. SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machine (VM) falls into the industry category Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and allows you to run SQL Server inside a virtual machine in the cloud.

Is Microsoft SQL Server SaaS?

We can argue that Azure SQL Database offers more than other PaaS databases offer, and because of that we should think of it as SaaS. However, Azure SQL offers a good amount of management options that are not available on SaaS.

Is SQL managed instance PaaS?

At the same time, SQL Managed Instance preserves all PaaS capabilities (automatic patching and version updates, automated backups, high availability) that drastically reduce management overhead and TCO.