Building applications and managing infrastructure at the same time is a complex task. It involves managing multiple software and hardware components, plus an evolving ecosystem of dependencies and external tools. There’s also the need to keep up with changing technologies while coordinating different teams and delivering solutions to meet business goals.
In today's rapidly changing technology landscape, businesses need to adapt and evolve to stay competitive. One trend that has gained momentum is the shift from Platform as a Service (PaaS) to Software as a Service (SaaS) models. This article will discuss the challenges and opportunities PaaS vendors face when moving to a SaaS model and how Platform.sh can help in this transition.
As you probably already know, Blackfire and Platform.sh joined forces back in June 2021. And since then our collective teams have been working together to provide a seamless integration for a complete Git workflow and Observability solution. Blackfire was already part of the Platform.sh product experience for Enterprise and Elite users for quite some time now thanks to the Platform.sh Observability suite.
One of the value propositions of Platform.sh is to offer greener hosting. By choosing cloud hosting instead of on-premise hosting, you are selecting a greener way to host your applications and websites. In addition, when creating a project, you have the option to choose the greenest region to host it. How?
At Platform.sh, we run containers. Lots and lots of containers. On hundreds of virtual machines rented from various IaaS providers. These containers run your software. They also team up with other containers that run other software that your software depends upon (such as databases or caches). This is naturally an extremely complex system, and today we'll take a look at how we wire (most of) it up.
If your organization is managing several websites, you’ll understand the challenges involved in keeping everything updated and running smoothly. Deployment, modification, and approval are time-consuming tasks—but the WebOps approach means they don’t have to be. So, what exactly is WebOps, and how does it help you scale your websites? Read on to discover more and learn how Platform.sh can help.
The Software as a Service (SaaS) model operates by treating each customer as a tenant of the application. To use the SaaS application, each tenant is usually required to pay a subscription. There are three main tenancy models for a SaaS application: In this article we'll focus on specific challenges brought about by the single-tenant model, including developing, deploying, and keeping up-to-date several instances of the SaaS application.
Are you currently considering refactoring, replatforming, or rearchitecting an application? Well congratulations because that most likely means that you’ve chosen to embark on the path to application modernization after discovering the four key benefits which the Cloud can provide.
