Platform as a Service (Paas)

Platform as a service is a cloud computing model where the third party offers the software and hardware tools to the users over the internet. In general, these tools are required for the development of application. Out of this the PaaS providers hosts the hardware and software on its own infrastructure. Here in this Paas model, it acts as the service the developers hire everything they need to construct the application and they depend on the providers for tools development, infrastructure, and operating systems. This is considered to be one of the three service models of cloud computing. The service simplifies web application development; right from the perspective of developers end, the entire backend management takes place behind the scenes.

Models of PaaS

There are three models of cloud computing such as PaaS, SaaS, and laaS. While the Paas platform as a service provider, Saas works as software as a service, and finally laaS refers to the computing infrastructure that includes both servicing and storage. And this is managed by the cloud vendors and similarly SaaS is managed by the SaaS providers.

There are many examples of PaaS providers who can supply the tools and services needed to build the applications in the cloud. Some of them are: Google, Microsoft, Red hat, pivotal, oracle, heroku, Engine Yard, etc.

Out of this Google supports websites for the distributing applications such as Java, Python, PHP and Go. While the Red Hat is a PaaS offering for creating open source applications using a wide languages, databases and components. Microsoft Azure PaaS services supports application in terms of .NET, Node.js, etc. and thereby allows the developers to use software developer kits to create and deploy applications.

On the other hand, Aws PaaS service allows users to create, deploy and scale web applications and service developed with Java, .NET, PHP, Python, Ruby, Go and Docker on common, servers including Nginx, IIS, and Passenger.

Though many PaaS providers offers similar services, every provider has unique nuances and also certain limitations.

Differences between the three models

PaaS is the main category of cloud computing services and the other two are software as a service and infrastructure as service.

With laaS, a provider supplies the basic compute, network and software infrastructure along with that of the hypervisor. Here the users should create their own visual machines, data, and install their own operating systems and should handle all the management associated tasks.

With PaaS, the provider offers more of the application stack than laaS solution there by adding middleware and other runtimes into the cloud environment.

Offerings included by PaaS vendors are:

Development tools – They provide tools for software development that includes debugger, a compiler, code editor, etc. they offer them as a framework

Middleware – The platform includes middleware and so the developers need not build it themselves and this is something that stands in between user facing applications and the machine’s operating systems.

Operating systems – A PaaS vendor will provide and maintain the operating system that developers work on and the application runs on.

Database management – PaaS providers administer and maintain databases. They will usually provide developers with a database management system as well.

Infrastructure – The platform includes middleware and so the developers need not build it themselves and this is something that stands in between user facing applications and the machine’s operating systems.

Advantage

Simplified Development – it allows developers to focus on development and innovation without worrying about infrastructure management.

Lower risk – no need for up-front investment in hardware and software.

Prebuilt business functionality – some paas vendors also provide already defined business functionality so that users can avoid building everything from very scratch.

Instant community – PaaS vendors frequently provide online communities where the developers can get the ideas to share experiences and seek advice from others.

Scalability – applications deployed can scale from one to thousands of users without any changes to the applications

Disadvantage

Vendor lock-in – Migrating to another application of PaaS vendor would be a problem

Data privacy – corporate data, whether it can be critical or not, will be private, so if it not located within the walls of the company, there can be a risk in terms of privacy of data.

Integration with the rest of the systems application – These applications are local, and some are in the cloud. So there will be chances of increased complexity when we want to use data which in the cloud with the local data.

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Benefits of PaaS

Faster time to market – there is no need to purchase hardware and software and so you will be use to build and maintain your application development platform.

Faster, easier, less-risky adoption of a wider range of resources – typically include access to a greater variety of choices up and down the application development stack.

Easy, cost-effective scalability – if an application developed and hosted on-premises starts getting more traffic, you’ll need to purchase more computing, storage and even network hardware to meet the demand.

Lower cost – as there is no infrastructure to build, your upfront costs are lower.

Why us?

We are a worldwidWith the gaining of popularity of PaaS, there is a reducing need of on-premises hosting. While there are other models that are very complicated as the level of administration knowledge decreases as you go down the list. The main reason to choose the PaaS is its simplicity and convenience for users as it supply much of the infrastructure and other IT services that can be accessed anywhere through web browser.

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Frequently asked questions

Who uses PaaS?

This is a great for software and application developers for organizations who need a place to code, and test their programs.

What are some of the providers?

AzureStack, Apprenda, Pivotal CF, and Red Hat Openshift are all providers of Platform as a Service.

How does platform as a Service Work?

Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) is a type of cloud computing model in which a service provider delivers a platform to customers. The platform enables the organization to develop, run, and manage business applications without the need to build and maintain the infrastructure such software development processes require.

Platform as a Service (Paas)

Models of PaaS

Differences between the three models

Advantage

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Benefits of PaaS

Why us?

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