VLX Learning Media provides IT training solutions to corporates. For the lab activities in these training sessions, the company runs the lab setup on virtual machines. These virtual machines are hosted by another company, VirtualFMZ, on its servers, but VLX installs and manages the virtual machines, including the different software applications that are required for various training offerings. Which of the following cloud delivery models is exemplified in this scenario?
A) Software as a Service
B) Platform as a Service
C) Infrastructure as a Service
D) Mobile as a Service

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The scenario exemplifies Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model where the company (VLX) is using virtual machines hosted by another company (VirtualFMZ) to run its lab activities. VLX installs and manages the virtual machines along with the required software applications. This indicates that VLX is responsible for the operating system, middleware, and runtime environment of the virtual machines, while VirtualFMZ is responsible for managing the underlying infrastructure on which the virtual machines are hosted.

VLX Learning Media Provides IT Training Solutions to Corporates