什么是PaaS(Platform-as-a-Service,平台即服务)
对于PaaS的定义和云计算一样,目前还没有统一的版本,而且侧重点也不一样,以下是Wikipedia上的定义:
Platform as a service (PaaS) the delivery of a computing platform and solution stack as a service.
PaaS offerings facilitate deployment of applications without the cost and complexity of buying and managing the underlying hardware and software and provisioning hosting capabilities[1], providing all of the facilities required to support the complete life cycle of building and delivering web applications and servicesentirely available from the Internet[2].
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总体来说,PaaS平台的种类按用途来分,大致可以分为以下4种(