{"id":415,"date":"2014-07-01T09:59:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T09:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/?p=415"},"modified":"2014-07-01T10:14:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T10:14:53","slug":"understanding-platform-as-a-service-paas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/understanding-platform-as-a-service-paas\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Platform as a Service (PaaS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the key components of the cloud computing stack, Platform as a Service (PaaS) in the simplest terms is a way of renting information technology platforms such as data storage devices, network capacity, hardware etc. over the World Wide Web. By making use of PaaS delivery model, business organizations, nonprofits and government agencies nowadays rent virtualized servers and several other related services.<\/p>\n

How PaaS Came About to be Used
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PaaS is essentially an outgrowth of Software as a Service (SaaS), another component of cloud computing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In SaaS delivery model, one can avail the best of software on the Internet without having to shell out a fortune for one time purchase or licenses that involve recurring costs.<\/p>\n

The same holds true for PaaS as well.<\/p>\n

When Platform-as-a-Service Deployment Makes Sense <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

PaaS deployment is highly recommended in case you have multiple software developers working on a single project. It\u2019s also preferred when multiple parties need to collaborate on an ongoing software development project.<\/p>\n

For example, if a company has customer sales information at one place and a team of developers in a different city or country has to use the data for analysis or for some other purpose, PaaS is one of the best options currently available.<\/p>\n

Key Benefits of PaaS Cloud Computing<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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