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Hardware as a Service (HaaS)



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DEFINITION - Hardware as a Service (HaaS) is a service provision model for hardware that is defined differently in managed services and grid computing contexts. In managed services, HaaS is similar to licensing. In grid computing, HaaS is a pay-as-you-go model.

For more information, see our definitions of Hardware as a Service (in managed services) and Hardware as a Service (in grid computing).

CONTRIBUTORS: Yuval Shavit
LAST UPDATED: 11 Dec 2007

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