See what NJVC, Gartner and others are saying.  The PaaS space is heating up fast…

Platform as a service (PaaS) is a core layer of the cloud computing architecture, and its evolution will affect the future of most users and vendors in enterprise software markets, according to IT research firm Gartner. PaaS is a common reference to the layer of cloud technology architecture that contains all application infrastructure services, which are also known as “middleware” in other contexts.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Platform-as-a-Service-Entering-Pivotal-Year-Gartner-543626/

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Platform as a service (PaaS) is a core layer of the cloud computing architecture, and its evolution will affect the future of most users and vendors in enterprise software markets, according to Gartner, Inc.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gartner-says-platform-as-a-service-is-on-the-cusp-of-several-years-of-strategic-growth-2012-02-01

Gartner says Platform as a service (PaaS) is poised to be one of the fastest-growing areas of cloud and service oriented architecture.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/service-oriented/platform-as-a-service-ready-to-rock-the-middleware-market-gartner/8524

“Using PaaS, it’s possible to save millions of dollars on a single, large-scale software development project. Developers can create and deploy software faster. Agencies can lower their risks, promote shared services and improve software security via a common security model. Data centers can leverage PaaS to make their infrastructure more valuable. PaaS can lower the skill requirements to engineer new systems and can lower risks by taking advantage of pretested technologies. It has been said that it takes an order-of-magnitude improvement to change the industry. PaaS provides an order-of-magnitude improvement in how software is engineered.” – Platform as a Service (PaaS). What Is It? Why Is It So Important?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinjackson/2012/01/25/platform-as-a-service-the-game-changer/

PaaS represents the on-ramp to the cloud in that it provides the linkage between application platforms and underlying cloud infrastructures, according to Forrester Research. Further, Forrester defines platform as a service as “a complete application platform for multitenant cloud environments that includes development tools, runtime, and administration and management tools and services” and adds that PaaS “combines an application platform with managed cloud infrastructure services.”

http://mobile.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Is-This-the-Year-PaaS-Goes-Mainstream-430373/

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