Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) is gaining serious traction among web and mobile developers, but as new PaaS providers emerge and existing vendors upgrade their features, it s hard to keep track of what PaaS has to offer. This thorough introduction takes you through the PaaS model from a developer s point of view, and breaks down the types of services that Google App Engine, Windows Azure, Heroku, Cloud Foundry, and others deliver.

Whether you re an entrepreneur or part of a large enterprise development team, this book shows you how PaaS can help you focus on innovative applications,...