All about Cloud Application Development.
                     All about Cloud Application Development
INTRODUCTION
• Cloud-based software or a cloud-based application is an app that runs in the cloud and is 
interacted with by web browsers and APIs. 
• It provides the functionality of a native application, and its servers are usually located in a 
remote data center operated by a third-party cloud services infrastructure provider.
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SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
• We use many external platforms, such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, 
DigitalOcean, and Heroku, to fulfill our clients’ needs, from cloud computing, storage, and 
content delivery to database and DNS management.
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Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
– This service is used in developing, testing, and maintaining software to ensure flexibility 
and a greater degree of control over your web application.
– Platform-as-a-Service is very similar to Infrastructure-as-a-Service but also gives you 
access to additional tools such as DBMS and BI services.
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Infrastructure as a service
– Infrastructure as a service, is a cloud based infrastructure offering that allows accessing, 
monitoring, and managing remote datacenter infrastructures, such as storage, 
networking, and networking services. 
– This allows the user to buy their hardware requirements based on consumption rather 
than buy it outright.
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Software as a service 
– Software as a service is a cloud application service and the most popular and widely 
used cloud service. 
– In this case the software is provided to the user by the SaaS provider and is accessible 
from anywhere using a web-browser. 
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BENEFITS OF CLOUD 
APPLICATION 
DEVELOPMENT
AGILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
– Firstly, apps can be updated, tested, and deployed quickly, accelerating your response to 
your business needs, which increases agility and flexibility. 
– Cloud-based applications rely on application programming interfaces (APIs), which 
provide access to third-party data sources and storage services. 
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Availability
– With cloud application platforms, users have access to the software at all times. They 
are available to the user as long as they have a stable internet connection and can 
access the software at any time using a web browser.
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Innovative Technology
– Enterprises using cloud application platforms are exposed to the latest technology on 
offer and that gives them a competitive advantage in creating the next big thing or to 
claim market share over their competitors.
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Cost and risk
– Enterprises save on millions of dollars before receiving an ROI when they opt for a cloud 
application platform.
– Enterprises do not invest in physical servers and data centers as in the case of traditional 
computing resource thus reducing the cost and the risk.
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