Re:Behind a Backend-as-a-Service Provider: The How and Why o...
by nl on Thursday May 03, 2012 @08:20PM
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It's not really a PaaS, because it only provides a single service (in this case realtime messaging).
That doesn't mean this model doesn't make a lot of sense.
If you are using IaaS then it can be a lot quicker to use something like this than build it yourself. Same for things like Search, or (sometimes) Database services or distribution (think CDNs).
Even if you are using a PaaS it might still make sense to use this (depending on what your PaaS supplies).
That doesn't mean this model doesn't make a lot of sense.
If you are using IaaS then it can be a lot quicker to use something like this than build it yourself. Same for things like Search, or (sometimes) Database services or distribution (think CDNs).
Even if you are using a PaaS it might still make sense to use this (depending on what your PaaS supplies).