<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Infrastructure and cloud refer to where software runs, involving hardware, networking, and systems enabling online activity.</li><li>In the past, software primarily operated locally on individual devices, but now most software is cloud-based.</li><li>The shift to cloud computing led to new considerations for developers, such as choosing the right cloud provider and service model.</li><li>Different types of infrastructure include IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, offering varying levels of management and customization.</li><li>IaaS provides basic server resources, PaaS offers more managed services, and SaaS is fully managed.</li><li>The choice between these options depends on the level of control and customization required by developers.</li><li>The components of an app that need infrastructure support include frontends, backends, databases, analytics, and miscellaneous tasks.</li><li>Companies like AWS, Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, Heroku, and Vercel cater to different infrastructure requirements.</li><li>The evolving landscape of cloud infrastructure offers diverse solutions for developers based on their needs and preferences.</li></ul>

Breakdown: the cloud infrastructure market

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