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APaaS: A Step to a 'Killer App' for Cloud Computing?
1 June 2009
 
Yefim V. Natis   Eric Knipp  

The usage scenario that would make cloud computing irresistible to mainstream IT projects (its "killer app") may not be the cloud per se, but a use pattern with characteristics uniquely achievable only in the cloud, such as the values uniquely offered by an application platform as a service.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 The Unique Constellation of Values

1.1
    
 Highly Productive, Easy-to-Learn Development Environment That Delivers Easy-to-Change and Customize Applications
1.2
    
 Massive Scalability, Massive Amounts of Data, Enterprise-Class (and Beyond) Performance and Reliability
1.3
    
 SMB-Level Pricing
2.0
    
 Challenges

2.1
    
 Proprietary Programming Models and Lack of Standards
2.2
    
 The Perceived Risks of Newness of the Cloud Computing Model
2.3
    
 Data Security Concerns
2.4
    
 Lack of Commitment From the Leading Software Vendors
2.5
    
 The Limited Viability of Most Current Offerings
2.6
    
 Even the Best APaaS Applications Are Not Ready for Enterprise Computing
2.7
    
 Overcoming the Challenges
3.0
    
 Market Implications
4.0
    
 Conclusions

    
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