Platform-as-a-Service cloud poised for growth
February 4, 2012
Platform-as-a-Service, a core layer of cloud computing, will be driving the future of the cloud, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. PaaS is the layer of the cloud that contains all application infrastructure services, eWeek said, and Gartner said all major vendors will have PaaS offerings by the end of 2013.
"With large and growing vendor investment in PaaS, the market is on the cusp of several years of strategic growth, leading to innovation and likely breakthroughs in technology and business use of all of cloud computing," said Yefim Natis, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "Users and vendors of enterprise IT software solutions that are not yet engaged with PaaS must begin building expertise in PaaS or face tough challenges from competitors in the coming years."…
EWeek said Gartner previously predicted a broad vendor adoption of PaaS in 2011. Thus far, there are no industry leaders, but the adoption is likely to evolve into a major component of cloud computing in the next year, the report says.
By 2016, competition among PaaS vendors with new cloud computing models, offerings and standards should create more market leaders, but users will continue to see rapid changes with PaaS until then.