Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Explore the Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud model, understanding how it provides a complete platform for software development teams to build, test, and deploy applications. Learn about its advantages like increased productivity and collaboration, as well as challenges such as provider dependency and security concerns to make informed decisions in cloud engineering careers.
Overview
This model is an extension of the IaaS model. With the platform as a service (PaaS) model, the cloud provider provides all the tools for supporting the entire lifecycle of a cloud application. The cloud provider provides these services with the services in IaaS. PaaS cloud providers remove the need for software engineering teams to manage infrastructure to focus on deploying and managing their applications. This promotes developer efficiency by focusing on the ...