Word of the Day: private PaaS

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms | July 29, 2018 private PaaS (private platform as a service) Private PaaS (private platform as a service) is software that facilitates development, deployment and operations for IT on a private infrastructure or behind a firewall. Like public PaaS, private PaaS lets developers code, test, design and manage their organizations' cloud-based systems. Developers have greater control over the more nimble private PaaS, but that control comes with added responsibilities and expenses. The hardware and software needed to support private PaaS must be bought, set up and maintained by the customer's IT department. Some of the differences and benefits of private PaaS include the ability to scale to a public cloud or become a hybrid cloud when extra processing is needed and the ability to develop cloud applications that could not exist in the cloud for security reasons. Private PaaS also consolidates a company's cloud development into one environment. Nevertheless, private PaaS attracts customers with concerns about shadow IT and rogue applications developed on public PaaS. Pushback to public platform as a service offerings over concerns about control, security and compliance prompted some vendors to begin offering private PaaS. Quote of the Day "PaaS, no matter if it's private or public, provides basic development, deployment and operations capabilities that support the design, coding, testing and management of cloud-based systems." - David Linthicum Trending Terms hybrid cloud cloud application shadow IT Cloud Foundry OASIS CAMP cloud services Learning Center Private PaaS offerings: Benefits, challenges, best practices and more Learn how private Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings can help address security and governance concerns, empower mobile workers, and improve the overall cloud experience. Cloud Foundry BOSH could be your ticket to a private PaaS Cloud Foundry BOSH helps IT operations streamline infrastructure deployment and management, but internal PaaS is still a big change. Look beyond public cloud giants for the right PaaS offering Choosing the right PaaS offering is no easy task, and some dev teams stop the search after AWS, Azure or Google. But there are other solid options to consider. Test your knowledge of PaaS providers with this brief quiz As the cloud market continues to grow, it can be tough to keep track of PaaS providers and the various tools they offer. Take this quick quiz to see how much you know about vendors such as AWS, Azure, Google and more. To choose the right PaaS stack, know thyself A PaaS stack makes building cloud-native applications and using cloud services easier. What isn't simple is choosing the right PaaS vendor to do so. Writing for Business Instead of choosing _______ Dropbox, Google Drive and iCloud, people often use more than one cloud storage service. a. between b. among Answer Stay in Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed! FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.