Platform as a Service (PaaS): High-impact Emerging Technology - What You Need to Know : Definitions, Adoptions, Impact, Benefits, Maturity, Vendors

Platform as a service (PaaS) is the delivery of a computing platform and solution stack as a service. PaaS offerings facilitate deployment of applications without the cost and complexity of buying and managing the underlying hardware and software and provisioning hosting capabilities, providing all of the facilities required to support the complete life cycle of building and delivering web applications and services entirely available from the Internet. PaaS offerings may include facilities for application design, application development, testing, deployment and hosting as well as application services such as team collaboration, web service integration and marshalling, database integration, security, scalability, storage, persistence, state management, application versioning, application instrumentation and developer community facilitation. These services may be provisioned as an integrated solution over the web. This book is your ultimate resource for Platform as a Service (PaaS). Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Platform as a Service (PaaS) right away, covering: Platform as a service, Cloud computing, ActiveVideo Networks, Advanced 365, AirSet, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hama, Apache Hive, Appirio, Attenda, BigCouch, C-RAN, C12G, Centralized computing, Cisco Unified Computing System, Clesh, Cloud (operating system), Cloud acceleration, Cloud API, Cloud backup, Cloud communications, Cloud Computing Manifesto, Cloud computing security, Cloud engineering, Cloud gaming, Cloud testing, Cloud.bg, Cloudant, Cloudera, Cloudkick, CloudSigma, Cloudsoft Monterey, CloudTV, Codeita, ContractExpress, Cooperative storage cloud, Danger Hiptop, Datameer, Deltacloud, DIET, Elastic computing, ElasticHosts, ESaaS, Fabasoft Folio Cloud, Fabric computing, Fast And Secure Protocol, Firefox Sync, FORscene, Freightgate, Gaikai, Gigya, Gluster, Go Cloud, Granular Configuration Automation, High performance cloud computing, Hosted desktop, IBM/Google Cloud Computing University Initiative, INCITE, Infrastructure as a Service, Integrated Cloud Service Management, Intercloud, The Knowland Group, List of cloud computing providers, List of rich Internet application formats, List of rich Internet application frameworks, Lynkos, Message queuing service, Mobile Cloud Computing, Mozilla Skywriter, Native cloud application, Nebula (computing platform), Nivio, Novell Cloud Security Service, Open Cloud Computing Interface, Open Data Center Alliance, Open Mashup Alliance, Oracle Exalogic, Pegasystems, Pidoco, Pig (programming language), Nimbus Plug Computer, Plug computer, ProActive, Project Kenai, Proofpoint Systems, Inc, Riak, Rich Internet application, RightNow Technologies, Rollbase, RPath, Sector/Sphere, Single-chip Cloud Computer, Software as a service, StaffCloud, Steam (software), Sun Cloud, Symantec Operations Readiness Tools, TOA Technologies, Torry Harris Business Solutions, VCloud, Veracode, VideoCells, Virtual private cloud, WaveMaker, WebORB Integration Server, Windows Games on Demand, Zembly, Amazon Relational Database Service, Amazon Simple Queue Service, Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Web Services, AppScale, Azure Services Platform, Caspio, CloudControl, Cordys Process Factory, Engine Yard, Force.com, FreedomBox, Google App Engine, Heroku, Hybrid Web Cluster, OrangeScape, Rackspace Cloud, Squarespace, Vertebra (cloud computing framework), Wolf Frameworks This book explains in-depth the real drivers and workings of Platform as a Service (PaaS). It reduces the risk of your technology, time and resources investment decisions by enabling you to compare your understanding of Platform as a Service (PaaS) with the objectivity of experienced professionals.