Platform-as-a-Service is a revolutionary technology that offers rapid application development and deployment directly to the cloud. But does PaaS really pay off? Research group Vanson Bourne recently conducted a survey of 700 IT decision-makers and asked that very question.

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30%
18%
30%
22%
Does your organization use PaaS
when developing and deploying
new applications?
Yes, for over 12 months
Yes, in the last 12 months
No, but we plan to
No, and we do not plan to
52% don’t use PaaS!
BUT...
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reduced
timescales and costs
improved
scalability, innovation capacity
and agility
only 1% found
no benefits!
the ability to
continuously monitor and support apps
PLUS...
Our respondents found these benefits from PaaS...
break it down
found development
benefits
93%
found deployment
benefits
95%
survey says...
Does Platform-as-a-Service really improve application
development and deployment? Vanson Bourne polled
700 IT decision-makers from mid-sized organizations
and asked: “Does PaaS pay off?”
Does PaaS
Pay Off?