The Ultimate Guide to Platform-as-a-Service
2025 edition
Overview
Also known as PaaS.
Platform-as a Service is distinct from Infrastructure- as a Service because it combines elements of both hardware and software providing a complete layer on which applications (including SaaS applications) are run or software developed. PaaS reduces the complexity of application development as it removes the overhead of managing resources such as runtime, middleware, operating system, virtualization, servers, storage, and networking (which together comprise the Platform) from the programmer’s tasks. Like other -as a Service offerings, PaaS is billed periodically and isn’t ‘owned’ by the purchaser.
Analyst reports

CONTEXT on PaaS & SaaS
SaaS growth offsets IaaS slump in Western European clou...
Last month

Gartner on PaaS & SaaS
Australian public cloud spend to hit AUD $26.6bn in 202...
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Juniper Research on PaaS & Smartphones
G+D & AWS partner to advance cloud-based eSIM solutions
Fri, 7th Mar 2025

Gartner on PaaS & SaaS
Gartner forecasts USD $723.4 billion cloud spending by ...
Wed, 20th Nov 2024

Forrester Research on PaaS & Virtualisation
CloudBolt unveils AI-driven platform for cloud optimisa...
Wed, 2nd Oct 2024
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Job moves

Move at Insight Partners
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