Over the next two weeks I’ll be over the clouds. Not literally, of course, but I’ll be learning about Cloud Computing, and more specifically in OpenShift.
But, what is OpenShift?
Openshift Enterprise by Red Hat is a Paas (Platform-as-a-Service), an application platform in cloud that automates hosting, configuration, deployment and administration of an application stack in a elastic cloud environment.
It’s based on a community PaaS, OpenShift Origin, but differs in offering support for enterprise environments.
Which benefits offers a PaaS?
Well, PaaS offers benefits for both system administrators as developers, because it provides a place where system administrators have a few control, but developers can get a development environment with a few clicks.
| Platform-as-a-Service Benefits | |
|---|---|
| Ease of administration |
When using OpenShift Enterprise, system administrators no |
| Choice |
Developers get to choose their own tools, languages, |
| Automatic Scaling |
With OpenShift Enterprise, applications can scale out as necessary, |
| Avoid lock-in |
By using standard languages and middleware runtimes, customers |
| Multiple clouds |
OpenShift Enterprise can be deployed on physical hardware, |
And said that I can only give the link to Red Hat Openshift Enterprise and say that when all is learned, I’ll prepare a maxi-tutorial.