PaaS and other cloud development platforms

PaaS and other cloud development platforms abstract the underlying infrastructure to make it easier for developers to build and test applications. This section provides best practices and news coverage to evaluate and deploy different cloud development environments, including PaaS, low-code/no-code and serverless computing.

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December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18
Pivotal Function Service aims at multi-cloud, serverless

Serverless might rule in the public cloud, but the new Pivotal Function Service targets enterprises that also have private clouds in their mix.
December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18
IT pros look to iPaaS tools for LOB integration demands

App integration and automation are tricky for IT, particularly when business users launch their own projects. Workato is among the many iPaaS vendors who aim to address this need.
October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18
IBM, Red Hat customers should watch acquisition closely

IBM said Red Hat will remain independent after its $34 billion deal goes through, and there are reasons for customers to believe that.
June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18
Pulumi aims to become standard cloud dev platform

Aiming to help developers build and scale applications for multi-cloud environments, Seattle-based startup Pulumi has delivered a cloud development platform.

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