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These materials are the copyright of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book and of the people who worked on it. For details on how to create a custom For Dummies book for your business or organization, contact info@ dummies.biz. For details on licensing the For Dummies brand for products or services, contact BrandedRights&Licenses@Wiley.com. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development Project Editor: Carrie A. Burchfield Editorial Manager: Rev Mengle Sr. Acquisitions Editor: Katie Feltman Business Development Representative: Sue Blessing Custom Publishing Project Specialist: Michael Sullivan Composition Services Sr. Project Coordinator: Kristie Rees Layout and Graphics: Lavonne Roberts, Laura Westhuis Proofreader: Jessica Kramer Publishing and Editorial for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley, Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher Mary Bednarek, Executive Director, Acquisitions Mary C. Corder, Editorial Director Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Kathleen Nebenhaus, Vice President and Executive Publisher Composition Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Business Development Lisa Coleman, Director, New Market and Brand Development About the Authors Judith Hurwitz is a technology strategist, author, and thought leader and President of Hurwitz & Associates, a business technology consulting and research firm focused on the business benefits from technology investments. Marcia Kaufman, founding partner and COO of Hurwitz & Associates, has 20+ years in business strategy and industry research, working extensively in the financial services industry. Dr. Fern Halper, a partner at Hurwitz & Associates, has over 20 years of experience in data analysis, business and predictive analytics, enterprise computing, and strategy development. Together, Judith, Marcia, and Fern are coauthors of numerous For Dummies books.
These materials are the copyright of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Introduction Welcome to Platform as a Service For Dummies, Special Edition. Cloud computing is becoming an integral part of many companies’ business and technology strategies. The implication of the adoption of the cloud means that the IT organization is looking to leverage the cloud as a mechanism to build, deploy, and manage applications that live in the cloud in the form of Platform as a Service (PaaS). PaaS provides value within your organization to different constituents: ✓ Business leaders: PaaS means that you can accelerate the delivery of new innovative applications without investing additional funds. You can experiment easily with innovative ideas to support strategic business initiatives without impacting your capital budget. ✓ IT leaders: PaaS offers a well-architected solution that brings together all elements required to develop, deploy, and manage applications that are designed to run in a variety of delivery models, including public, private, or hybrid cloud models. The benefit for IT development and operations management is clear — with PaaS, IT is armed with a consistent platform that avoids some of the errors and inconsistencies that plague traditional approaches. About This Book This book gives you insights into what it means to leverage a consistent and flexible development and deployment approach in the cloud. You also discover elements of PaaS and how it provides a more agile development and deployment environment. This book helps business and technical leaders understand PaaS in context with the overall cloud model of computing.
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