Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) enables developers to write applications in any language, in a consistent environment, and deploy to production themselves. But what about IT? Does PaaS help them or is it just another system to manage?
IT departments typically do not achieve the full potential of their cloud investments. Virtualization helps, but supporting software still needs to be manually installed and configured for each application deployment.
Private PaaS resolves this issue while giving IT control and oversight that is not possible with public/hosted PaaS.
Here is how one private PaaS technology, Stackato by ActiveState, helps IT:
Automatic configuration of web server environments: The platform automatically recognizes an application’s middleware dependencies and installs and configures all required software, supporting any stack.
Automatic application scaling: Applications scale instantly without requiring additional scripts or third-party services. IT still has control of scaling settings in order to effectively manage resources.
Cloud security: Application instances are isolated inside their own secure Docker-based Linux Container, with their own web server and runtime.
Infrastructure agnostic: Run your private PaaS on any underlying IaaS, enabling portability as your business needs change.
System monitoring & control: IT has full control over the system and can easily monitor statuses using web-based dashboards and API-backed command-line tools.
Consistent environments: The Stackato micro cloud VM is the same as the production environment, allowing applications to be deployed seamlessly from client machines to production.
Automation, monitoring, and control – with a private PaaS, IT empowers developers and accelerates innovation. Read the full post.

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