Cloud Infrastructure

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Definition

Cloud infrastructure is the underlying pool of compute, storage, and network resources used to deliver cloud services.

Key Points
  • It is the foundation that cloud service models consume.
  • Includes virtualized and orchestrated compute, storage, and network resources.
  • Supports elastic scale and shared operational control.
  • Underpins public, private, and hybrid cloud deployments.
Concept

It is the operational substrate that cloud platforms abstract and expose through service models such as infrastructure as a service.

Explainer

The term refers to the resource layer, not the service model itself. Cloud computing uses cloud infrastructure; it is not the same thing as the service abstractions built on top of it.

Cite this entry

Cloud Infrastructure. ConnectedEarth Knowledge Base. https://connectedearth.space/knowledge-base/cloud-infrastructure/ (updated 13 September 2026).