Understanding PaaS model for your business success

Platform as a Service or PaaS as it is known, is a cloud computing model which enables businesses to leverage a serverless solution. The basic premise of PaaS is to offer customers everything they need to develop and manage applications. Be it simple consumer apps or enterprise-grade business applications, PaaS is a complete development and deployment environment which provides - infrastructure, middleware, database management systems, network, development tools and more. It is sometimes also known as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

As PaaS enables the access of everything, including programming languages, databases, application framework to build, test and deploy applications, it offers a unique service model. PaaS pricing is simply a result of the usage requirements of a business. The more resources they use, the higher costs they will incur as per a pay-per-usage pricing model. Since the advent of cloud computing and a shift towards a more leaner, scalable technology model, businesses have embraced the PaaS model. This enables businesses to focus on their core competencies without having to worry about their infrastructure requirements.

The simplification inherent in the PaaS approach provides businesses the flexibility and agility they need to stay ahead of the curve. Everything from design, development and deployment tools are included, along with fully managed infrastructure covering databases, systems, servers, security firewall etc. All these resources and building blocks of a cloud solution are offered as part of a single PaaS pricing model.

One of the biggest benefits of PaaS is the ability to create, deploy, test and scale applications quickly without having to do the heavy lifting needed as part of the process. As part of the standard PaaS pricing, everything backend related is managed by the service provider, and developers only need an internet connection without worrying about infrastructure management.

Here are some of the main advantages of PaaS model:

> Saves Time - PaaS based development environment can provide pre-built components such as directory services, workflows, etc. to developers and businesses.

> More Scalable - PaaS model is adaptable as it enables businesses to easily scale up their resources with complete flexibility of resources available at their disposal.

> Reduces Costs - PaaS pricing models are cost effective for lean, small scale or cost-centric businesses who want to develop applications without owning resources at home.

Now that you know about PaaS and why it is an interesting alternative to traditional computing, then it’s time to leverage the power of the cloud. Get all the required resources as part of a fully managed cloud solution with Alpha3 Cloud and scale your business with transparent, flexible pricing.

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