Summary Platform as a Service in Cloud Computing

Exploring Platform as a Service


 The PaaS model provides the tools and
environment that are needed to create
applications that can run in a SaaS model.

 Applications developed in PaaS systems can
be composite business applications, data
portals, or mashups with data derived
from multiple sources.

 Application frameworks are powerful tool
for creating cloud computing applications.


 PaaS systems provides a toolkit to work with
and also a VM to run your software. Using

, these, the developers design the software and
UI that serves the needs.



 Eg: Paas system range from a full blown
developer platform like Windows Azure
Platform to systems like Drupal,
Squarespace, Wolf etc where the tools are
very well developed and require almost no
coding.


The services provided by PAAS model are:

 Application development. A PaaS platform
either provides the means to use programs
you create in a supported language or offers