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Application platform-as-a-service (APaaS); Integration platform-as-a-service (APaaS)
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Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) describes a distributed software system that exports a wide variety of scalable application services via application programming interfaces (APIs). These services include program deployment and execution support, data storage and management, authentication and user management, and background tasking, among others. PaaS typically targets Internet-accessible software written in high-level programming languages.
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Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) characterizes a software architecture that significantly simplifies and automates the deployment and management of Internet-accessible applications by providing access to and management of scalable application infrastructure services. These services facilitate application execution (via load balancers, application servers, and background tasking) and provide scalable implementations of components that are...
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Krintz C. The appscale cloud platform: enabling portable, scalable web application deployment. IEEE Internet Comput. 2013;17(2):72–5.
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Krintz, C. (2018). Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). In: Liu, L., Özsu, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8265-9_80636
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