What is PaaS - Platform as a Service ?
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Bloggers & Newspapers
Keeneview.com
(18 March 2009)
"... PaaS solutions are development platforms for which the development tool itself is hosted in the cloud and accessed through a browser. ..." And the 4 ways to tell, if it is real PaaS: 1) Browser-based development studio - if you have to install something on your computer to develop applications, that's not PaaS! 2) Seamless deployment to hosted runtime environment ... 3) Management and monitoring tools ... 4) Pay as you go billing ..." according to this, Microsoft is not PaaS - and Google limited ...
Microsoft Azure is not PaaS, as it is not browser based. Neither is google appengine (at least what we tried with Java) -
force.com runs in a browser, however it is not ajax, but adobe air - Techgearz - Aneesh Nair
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Vendors
Wolf Frameworks / WolfPaaS
A little old, but a good summary of the main philosophy behind wolfPaaS (4. OCT 2008)
"... The concept behind Wolf Platform-as-a-Service is to bring together the ability to develop, use and distribute ready-to-use business software over the Internet in rapid time/speed. ..." ZOHO
Salesforce.com
"... cloud computing eliminates the costs and complexity of evaluating, buying, configuring, and managing all the hardware and software needed for enterprise applications. Instead ... as a service over the Internet. ...
Cloud computing has evolved to include platforms for building and running custom applications, ... known as “platform as a service” (or PaaS). ... Just as Amazon.com, eBay, Google, iTunes, and YouTube made it possible to access new capabilities and new markets through a Web browser, PaaS offers a faster, more cost-effective model for application development and delivery. ... ... is delivered in the same way as a utility like electricity or water. Users simply “tap in” and take what they need without worrying about the complexity behind the scenes ..." |
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