When to Deploy PaaS architecture?

In My previous article, we discussed the different types of cloud architectures- IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models. Every architecture model has its own benefits and requires its own considerations. So, how do you decide which would be an optimum fit for your organization’s needs? Here we will consider PaaS deployment and its benefits.

PaaS (Platform-As-A-Service) Considerations

PaaS Delivery

Like IaaS, PaaS includes infrastructure—servers, storage and networking—but also development tools, business intelligence (BI) services, database management systems etc.

PaaS is designed to support the complete web application lifecycle: building, testing, deploying, managing and updating.

The delivery model of PaaS is similar to SaaS, except instead of delivering the software over the internet, PaaS provides a platform for software creation. PaaS allows businesses to design and create applications that are built into the PaaS with special software components.

Just like most other cloud services, PaaS is built on top of virtualization technology. Businesses can pool IT infrastructure as and when needed, and scale as demand grows. Thus, there is no need of investing in hardware with redundant resources.

Common  PaaS Scenarios

Some typical environments in which PaaS is deployed are as follows:

Development framework. PaaS provides a framework that developers can build upon to develop or customise cloud-based applications.(BaaS GT)

Analytics or business intelligence. Tools provided as a service with PaaS allow organisations to analyse and mine their data

PaaS  Advantages

There are many benefits of choosing PaaS:

PaaS Advantages

•  Makes the development and deployment of apps simple and cost-effective
•  It is highly scalable in terms of IT infrastructure
• It has high up-times
• It gives developers the ability to create customized IT solutions without the headache of maintaining the software