This document discusses and dispels 5 common myths that CIOs have about platform-as-a-service (PaaS). The myths addressed are that PaaS won't help businesses, that businesses will lose control, that businesses cannot transition back from PaaS, that all PaaS offerings are the same, and that moving to PaaS will be too difficult. The document argues that PaaS provides benefits like better performance, lower costs, and easier maintenance for businesses of all sizes and allows businesses to retain control of applications while outsourcing infrastructure concerns. It also notes that PaaS offerings differ and that transitions to PaaS can be simpler than expected with the right support.

1. 5 PaaS myths
every CIO
needs to get over

2. Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) is a
relatively new approach to
delivering IT. This means there
still a number of myths and
misunderstandings around it.

3. Let’s knock a few of
them on the head.

4. Here are
myths every
CIO needs to
get over:

5. 1.
PaaS won’t help us

6. Although a third of IT decision
makers have adopted PaaS and a
further 72 percent expect to use
PaaS technology in their business
soon, some organisations just don’t
see how it would benefit their
business…
1/3

7. Many businesses think that PaaS is
only applicable to small businesses, but
that’s not true. PaaS offers
big benefits
to organisations of all sizes:

8. Better performance. PaaS allows businesses to
deploy their application quicker and more efficiently
than other alternatives.
Easier maintenance. By running your app on your
service provider’s infrastructure you don’t have to
worry about updates and maintenance needed to
keep your application running.
Lower costs. It’s generally cheaper to run your app
on a provider’s infrastructure and operating system
than to buy, install and maintain your own.

9. 2.
We’ll lose control if we
use PaaS

10. By migrating your application
to PaaS, you’ll no longer have to
worry about the underlying
host and operating system
powering your app, but that
doesn’t mean giving up control.

11. Example
For example, hosting SQL Server
on Azure means you don’t have to
worry about the low level details
of Windows Server or tuning SQL
Server but you still get access to
the full power of the database.

12. With those worries out of
the way, PaaS still allows
you to control exactly how
you design and run your
app.

13. 3.
Once we go PaaS there’s
no going back

14. Some CIOs are concerned that if
they commit to PaaS for one
workload, they’ll need to do the
same across their whole
application stack.

15. In fact, the flexibility is one of the
reasons why so many businesses are
choosing PaaS. PaaS-hosted services
can integrate seamlessly with your other
applications if they’re migrated with
care. And there’s no reason why you
can’t use a mix of SaaS, IaaS and PaaS as
well as on-premise services.

16. 4.
All PaaS offerings are the
same

17. Comparing Microsoft Azure
to Amazon Web Services is
like comparing IOS to
Android: superficially they
seem similar, but fans of each
platform could go into great
detail about the differences.

18. You should choose the service that best
suits your business, because they aren’t
all one and the same.
On first glance, there are all the obvious
distinctions like price, up-time promises
and the name behind the platform.
Beyond that, you need to ensure your
PaaS provider can support your project.

19. 5.
Moving to PaaS will be
hard

20. For some applications, it’s true,
moving to PaaS can be complicated.
For example, if an app relies on a local
file system, it will need to be reworked
in order to be migrated.

21. But, for many applications,
these complications simply
aren’t an issue and any costs
of migrating to PaaS are far
outweighed by the benefits.
Plus, with the support of the
right technology partner, your
migration process can be
made far simpler than you
might expect.

22. In summary...

23. Even as it has started to gain
popularity, many CIOs remain
unclear about what exactly PaaS
offers for their business.
But it’s worth it! comment below…

24. That’s all!
Thanks for your attention