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Platform As A Service Development Cost & Security

Authors:
Aspen Olmsted

Keywords: PaaS; cloud computing; CRM

Abstract:
In this paper, we investigate the problem of development costs in Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) cloud-based systems. We develop a set of tools to analyze the size of code executed to support features in the PaaS. In this research, we specifically focus on stable, open source platforms to ensure as much of an equivalent offering from each platform with a distinction made between PaaS and Platform Infrastructure as a Service (PIaaS). The focus of the paper is on the features both functional and non-functional provided to the developer that is not provided by traditional network operating systems. On the functional side, we look at features provided by the platform to assist the developer in programming tasks the software must do. On the non-functional side, we look at security defenses the platform provides to protect the end users data. Our study demonstrates a savings cost of nearly thirteen million dollars to develop the application services provided by a typical PaaS.

Pages: 447 to 457

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2017. Used with permission.

Publication date: December 31, 2017

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-2679