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What is PaaS (Platform as a Service)?

A cloud service model that provides a platform for developers to build, deploy, and manage applications without managing infrastructure.

PaaS provides a complete development and deployment environment in the cloud. The provider manages infrastructure, operating systems, middleware, and runtime — developers focus only on application code and data. Examples include Heroku, Google App Engine, Azure App Service, and AWS Elastic Beanstalk. PaaS accelerates development by providing built-in tools for database management, scaling, monitoring, and CI/CD. It sits between IaaS (more control) and SaaS (less control) in the cloud service spectrum.

Related Terms

SaaS (Software as a Service)
A cloud delivery model where software applications are hosted and managed by a provider and accessed by users over the internet.
Cloud IAM
Identity and Access Management services that control who can access cloud resources and what actions they can perform.
Lambda Function (Cloud)
An AWS serverless compute service that runs code in response to events without provisioning or managing servers.
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
A cloud service model providing virtualized computing resources like servers, storage, and networking over the internet.
Cloud-Native
An approach to building applications that fully exploit cloud computing advantages like scalability, resilience, and flexibility.
Kubernetes Service
An abstraction that provides a stable network endpoint for accessing a group of Pods, handling load balancing and service discovery.
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