IDG Contributor Network: Amazon can't be PaaS-ed
With the largest portion of the cloud market share, AWS (Amazon Web Services) is the obvious leader in public cloud services. There are good reasons for this. AWS has been providing cloud services since 2006, making it one of the longest-tenured vendors in the market space. Their customer base is broad and includes organizations such as Netflix, Pintrest, and the CIA. Also, their continued focus on user experience, compatibility, and security has kept them atop the cloud market for years.
The AWS entry into the PaaS space is called Elastic Beanstalk and represents a powerful and significant developer-focused solution. Elastic Beanstalk makes it easy to develop and deploy your applications into the cloud by combining a fully managed solution with an unmatched level of flexibility.
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