PaaS Cloud Platforms Classified

Posted on March 29, 2012 by CloudyInNashville

This is an excellent article about the different types of Public Cloud PaaS platforms out there. (I bet you thought there was only one type of PaaS didn’t you? Smile) This blog post classifies them as:

  • Metadata PaaS
  • Framework PaaS
  • Instance PaaS

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It uses many PaaS examples to show where they fit. For instance Metadata PaaS products are likened to Microsoft Access in the cloud. (Some of my own examples that would seem to fit this taxonomy are Microsoft’s LightSwitch forms over data tool that can generate an app that can be deployed either on-premise or into Windows Azure, and the LongJump/AT&T cloud PaaS.)

I won’t steal his thunder concerning the rest, but I do invite you to read his full blog post.

Bill

About CloudyInNashville

I am a Cloud Architect and Consultant. Over several years I have been working with companies to help them design and build .NET based applications for public and private clouds. My focus is the Cloud, Public Clouds and Microsoft's Windows Azure Cloud platform in particular.
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