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OPINION: PAAS<br />
Yet just as NaaS solved this challenge<br />
for SaaS and IaaS, it has now emerged as<br />
a key part of the infrastructure puzzle for<br />
developers to unlock the value of PaaS.<br />
PAAS BENEFITS<br />
When it comes to developing enterprise<br />
applications, PaaS makes use of the cloud<br />
to reduce complexity and cost.<br />
Because most PaaS environments are also<br />
supported by their own software<br />
development tools, such as libraries, SDKs<br />
and APIs, they also help streamline and<br />
speed the process up, so developers can<br />
focus on creating a solution and not<br />
wrestling with infrastructure.<br />
PaaS supports the complete application<br />
lifecycle from building, testing and<br />
deployment through to managing and<br />
updating software. Furthermore, there are<br />
now a whole array of tools available to<br />
support and enable associated<br />
development modalities such as Agile<br />
and DevOps.<br />
TOP 5 REASONS TO ADOPT PAAS<br />
1. Speed: PaaS enables developers to get<br />
to work building apps and not configuring<br />
and provisioning their backend<br />
infrastructure.<br />
2. Reduced cost: Because PaaS<br />
environments come with their own prebuilt<br />
libraries, SDKs and APIs, developers<br />
don’t have to start from scratch, requiring<br />
fewer resources or accelerating dev time.<br />
3. Scalability: In the old world of<br />
application building, scaling an app could<br />
prove a headache and required hands-on<br />
resources. But because PaaS is a cloudnative<br />
environment, scalability is also<br />
native, and your app grows with your<br />
business.<br />
4. Portability: Apps today need to work<br />
across multiple environments and the<br />
trend towards containerisation means this<br />
is possible with PaaS.<br />
5. Future proofing: Because the PaaS<br />
vendor is responsible for the platform, all<br />
the new feature updates and security<br />
patches are automatically taken care of,<br />
leaving you to focus on the value offered<br />
by the app itself, not the underlying<br />
infrastructure.<br />
More flexible connectivity options<br />
through NaaS platforms unlock those<br />
same options for the network. This<br />
ensures high reliability today and platform<br />
freedom for the future. If a business needs<br />
change, new connections to new<br />
providers can be provisioned in seconds,<br />
so the tools needed to create the very best<br />
apps and services are always accessible.<br />
NaaS holds a mirror up to digital<br />
transformation driven by changing<br />
customer behaviour. Just as consumers<br />
are used to buying anything at any time<br />
with a tap of a button, enterprise buyers<br />
are looking for the same convenience to<br />
purchase bandwidth online, and ondemand,<br />
instead of being tied to a longterm<br />
contract. This has positive<br />
repercussions for test and production.<br />
The faster new developments and testing<br />
environments can be provisioned and<br />
completed applications deployed, the<br />
faster businesses can get to market. <strong>NC</strong><br />
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