Gone are the days when Microsoft was the only PaaS (Platform as a service) provider. Major companies VMware and Red Hat that have entered the market in the past and now, IBM and Oracle have joined this list of software companies offering this service. Recently, IBM and Oracle have introduced their cloud-based services, indicating that PaaS will lead the way for developing enterprise applications in the future. With these two giants offering PaaS now, businesses have something to look forward to in the coming months.
Oracle Java Cloud Service
Oracle is also offering its Database services as a part of its PaaS, which is named Java Cloud Service. The Oracle platform service is based on the second release of Oracle’s Database 11g, and is completely supported by both SQL/PL and the standard SQL. Understanding the functionality and features of Oracle PaaS would be easy for IT professionals who have attended Oracle pl/sql training courses in the past.
Oracle’s service also supports all EE components including JSF, JAX-WS, EJB and JPA, while the container framework, which is delivered by Oracle’s WebLogic Server, supports the platform. The PaaS environment also supports Eclipse, Jdeveloper and Net Beans applications, enabling quicker app development cycles.
IBM SmartCloud
IBM’s PaaS, which is named IBM SmartCloud Application Services, is based on the DB2 Enterprise Edition server and also offers Database as a Service. It supports middleware development using .Net and Java EE, and possibly for Messaging as a Service and Enterprise Service Bus or ESB. This PaaS from IBM also includes the Rational suite of the Application Lifecycle Management or ALM products.
So far, neither of the companies has released details or technical documents related to their services. However, the few features that they have highlighted at the release are enough to indicate that the offerings from both IBM and Oracle will become the preferred PaaS environments of businesses in the future.
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Gregory says
it sounds like this Oracle Java Cloud Service offers quite a bit that others don’t offer. The support of EE components and Eclipse is huge because there aren’t many that do that. I also like the fact that PaaS is going to use Oracles database services because I have used them before and their great. This is a very education post if you are unfamiliar with Oracle.
Lisa says
The support of EE components and Eclipse is huge because there aren’t many that do that. I also like the fact that PaaS is going to use Oracles database services because it sounds like this Java Cloud offers quite a bit that others don’t offer. If you aren’t familiar with Oracle this post will help you with that, thank you for the work you have put into it.
Robin says
I have been using My SQL on a Linux web server for years. The Cpanel interface from My SQL has proven to be user friendly and efficient as far as I’m concerned. That said, I realize that I may be considered a small scale user, and maybe that is what this platform is designed for, whereas Oracle is made for large scale / Enterprise usage.
Ruth says
I still make it a point to perform all of my Java updates to my laptop computer. Besides data mining, Java runs on a lot of web based pages and software programs. So I keep it up to date all of the time. This article was very informative – thank you for providing this update.
Paul says
This announcement seems to have had a positive effect on the value of Oracle, whether it be directly or indirectly. The financial results announced Sept. 20 highlighted Oracle’s overall health while a number of other big technology companies are slumping. But they also add to concerns about Oracle’s push into hardware through its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems last year. Hardware sales fell 5 percent to $1 billion, the second consecutive quarterly decline.