PaaS with STACKIT

PaaS - short for "Platform as a Service" - is the contemporary answer to one of the most pressing questions in the IT world: How can software applications be created and operated quickly, securely and flexibly without companies, authorities or developers having to delve into the depths of hardware, server environments or infrastructure management?

As a cloud service model, PaaS provides the entire technical basis for the development and provision of applications as a service. You concentrate entirely on your app: development, operation, functions. Your Platform-as-a-Service provider STACKIT takes care of everything else - from infrastructure, operating systems and tools to maintenance, security and scaling.

We offer a sovereign platform, tailored to the highest requirements for data protection, compliance and reliability. Whether digital citizen services in public administration, medical software platforms, dynamic e-commerce projects or smart start-ups: with STACKIT PaaS, you can launch your applications quickly, manage them flexibly and retain control over access at all times.

• PaaS (Platform as a Service): A cloud-based service model that provides complete development and runtime environments - including infrastructure, operating systems and tools. An ideal solution if you want to create and operate applications efficiently.
• IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): A cloud model in which only the infrastructure - such as virtual servers, storage, networks - is provided. Administration is carried out by the customer.
• SaaS (Software as a Service): A cloud model in which ready-made applications are provided and used via the internet - e.g. CRM or ERP systems.
• Middleware: Software that mediates between the operating system and applications. Often part of a complex environment of services and interfaces.
• CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment): Automated processes for testing, connecting and rolling out software. Ideal for continuous development in the cloud.
• Georedundancy: Distribution of data and systems across multiple, geographically separate data centers. This increases reliability and availability.
• KRITIS: Critical infrastructures - i.e. facilities that are important to the community, e.g. energy supply, healthcare, administration - that are subject to special security requirements.
• API (Application Programming Interface): Interface via which software components can communicate with each other and exchange functions.
• Compliance: Adherence to legal, regulatory and internal requirements. This is particularly relevant for customers from regulated industries.
• Self-service: Provision and management of services by the user themselves - for example via a portal or an API, without manual intervention by the provider.

PaaS on STACKIT provides a fully integrated platform - with all the components required for the development, provision and control of modern software applications:

• Infrastructure: Automatically provisioned servers, storage and network resources
• Operating systems & middleware: Pre-installed, always up-to-date runtime environments for various programming languages and frameworks
• Development tools: Integrated CI/CD tools, monitoring, logging and error analysis
• Management & administration: Central portal for controlling resources, access rights, scaling and costs
• Security: Encryption activated as standard, role-based access controls, audit logs and regular backups. This also applies to our IaaS services.

STACKIT PaaS makes it possible to deploy applications within minutes, scale them flexibly and combine them with other services such as databases, messaging, storage or AI - without the need for hardware, system environments or maintenance.

STACKIT PaaS provides many powerful functions. With the right know-how, you can get even more out of your platform. These tips will help you to work securely, efficiently and future-proof:

• Use PaaS with security in mind: Use all available security features such as TLS/SSL encryption, role-based access controls and audit logs. This allows you to reliably protect your applications and data right from the start.
• Actively use monitoring & set up alerts: Keep an eye on utilization, errors and costs using the integrated monitoring in the STACKIT portal. Alerts set up at an early stage help you to react immediately to bottlenecks or faults.
• Plan scaling with foresight: Start with lean instances and scale your environment as required. STACKIT enables flexible adjustments - without downtime and effort.
• Review your backup strategy regularly: STACKIT creates backups of your PaaS instances. A regular recovery test provides additional security in the event of an emergency.
• Test integrations before go-live: Use separate test environments to validate new components, workflows or interfaces before going live - to avoid surprises later on.
• Keep an eye on resources: Monitor CPU, memory and network utilization on a regular basis. This helps you to scale at an early stage and avoid unnecessary costs at the same time.
• Make targeted use of documentation & support: Especially for complex setups, it is worth taking a look at the comprehensive STACKIT documentation. Personal support is available for individual questions.
• Check compliance regularly: Ensure that your applications and data processing always comply with current legal requirements - especially with regard to data protection and compliance guidelines.

PaaS on STACKIT has everything that modern IT needs today: a powerful, sovereign cloud platform that meets the highest standards of data protection, compliance and reliability. At the same time, we offer maximum flexibility.

Whether in public administration, healthcare, e-commerce or start-ups, you benefit from a scalable and reliable environment that can be seamlessly integrated into a wide range of software applications and cloud services.

Best of all, STACKIT PaaS eliminates the need for infrastructure, system environments and maintenance. Instead, you can focus entirely on the development, integration and operation of your applications - efficiently, securely and with a view to the future.