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PaaS

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Platform as a Service — a cloud environment that provides tools for developers to build and deploy applications.

Also: Platform as a Service

Definition

Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a cloud computing model that provides a complete development and deployment environment in the cloud. PaaS includes infrastructure plus middleware, development tools, database management systems, and more. Developers focus on building applications without managing underlying infrastructure. Examples include Heroku, Google App Engine, Azure App Service, and AWS Elastic Beanstalk.

Example

“A developer deploys a Python web application to Heroku by simply pushing code to Git — Heroku handles servers, scaling, and load balancing automatically.”

Synonyms

  • developer platform
  • application platform
  • cloud platform

Antonyms / Opposites

  • on-premises development
  • self-managed infrastructure

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Related Terms

  • iaas
  • saas
  • serverless
  • cloud-computing

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