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What is platform as a service (PaaS)?

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What is platform as a service (PaaS)?

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- [Instructor] Platform as a Service, or PaaS, is a relatively new but rapidly growing segment in cloud computing. It provides an easy approach for accessing a development-rich environment for building applications. It simplifies the development process by providing a complete, ready to use environment in the cloud. This allows developers to focus on their work without managing the underlying infrastructure. A development platform is a comprehensive set of tools, services, and infrastructure that provides developers with the necessary resources to build, test, deploy, and manage software applications efficiently. A comprehensive platform includes many useful parts. What's part of the platform varies depending on the programming language and the application type, but typically it includes the following components, hardware, operating systems, development tools, middleware, frameworks, and runtime environments. Platform as a Service offers several advantages. It has a simplified…

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