Platform as a Service (PaaS)
PaaS provides a managed platform for building and deploying apps without managing the underlying OS.
Learning objectives
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- PaaS
- Reduces operational work compared with IaaS while remaining more flexible than SaaS.
- Azure examples
- You still secure application code, secrets, identities, and data.
- Ideal for custom applications where developers want productivity without server babysitting.
- Provider handles patching of the underlying host and platform components.
PaaS
Speed
managed platform (OS, runtime, middleware); you manage apps and data.
Reduces operational work compared with IaaS while remaining more flexible than SaaS.
Speed
Reduces operational work compared with IaaS while remaining more flexible than SaaS.
Azure examples
Speed
App Service, Azure SQL Database, Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps (platform style).
You still secure application code, secrets, identities, and data.
Speed
You still secure application code, secrets, identities, and data.
Ideal for custom applications where developers want productivity without server babysitting.
Speed
Ideal for custom applications where developers want productivity without server babysitting.
Provider handles patching of the underlying host and platform components.
Speed
Provider handles patching of the underlying host and platform components.