Public PaaS Throwdown!

AWS User Group25 September 2013

Ronak Mallikronak@rkmallik.com

@ronak

Agenda

● What is PaaS?● The Contenders● Sample App/Criteria● Analysis/Scorecards● Q/A

What is PaaS?

● Write, deploy, run.● Self service● Polygot● Great for developers● Great for Ops (STOP giving developers VMs!)

Code Deploy Run

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Cloud Service Models

STORAGE

HARDWARE

VIRTUALIZATION

OPERATING SYSTEM

APPLICATION PLATFORM(App servers, PHP, RUBY, ETC)

APPLICATION

Automated and Managed by the Public or Private Cloud Offering

Managed and Controlled by Customer (IT, Dev, or User)

IaaS PaaS SaaS

Increased Control

Increased Automation

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Streamlining App Dev with PaaS

With PaaS

How to Build an App:1. Have Idea2. Get Budget3. Code4. Test5. Launch6. Automatically Scale

How to Build an App:1. Have Idea2. Get Budget3. Submit VM Request request4. Wait5. Deploy framework/appserver6. Deploy testing tools7. Code8. Test9. Configure Prod VMs10. Push to Prod11. Launch12. Request More Prod VMs to

meet demand13. Wait14. Deploy app to new VMs15. Etc.

Virtualised

How to Build an App:1. Have Idea2. Get Budget3. Submit hardware acquisition request4. Wait5. Get Hardware6. Rack and Stack Hardware7. Install Operating System8. Install Operating System

Patches/Fix-Packs9. Create user Accounts10. Deploy framework/appserver11. Deploy testing tools12. Code13. Test14. Configure Prod servers (and buy

them if needed)15. Push to Prod16. Launch17. Order more servers to meet demand18. Wait…19. Deploy new servers20. Etc.

Physical

“The use of Platform-as-a-Service technologies will enable IT organizations to become more agile and more responsive to the business needs.” –Gartner*

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The Contenders

Elastic Beanstalk

...ALL RUNNING ON EC2

Elastic Beanstalk

Sample Apps

● Ticketmonster● Example Ticketing App● Java EE6 - JSF 2, JPA 2, CDI and JAX-RS Along with HTML5, jQuery Mobile, JSF and GWT, postgres

https://github.com/jboss-jdf/ticket-monster

● Etherpad● A really-real time collaborative word processor for the webg● node.js, mongodb

https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite

OPEN SOURCE!!

Criteria

● Free Tier? Costs?● Polygot? At least Java + node.js support● Speed to live?● Tooling?● Does it scale?● Lock-in?● Is it Open Source?● Can I go to Production?● Where is my app running? Can I run the PaaS somewhere else?

AWS – Elastic Beanstalk

● “Wizard for deploying apps to EC2”● Is it really Paas?● Fast, easy, and massively scalable though...

Free Tier? +

Polygot? +

Speed to live? +

Tooling? +

Does it scale? +

Lock-in? +

Is it Open Source? -

Can I go to prod? +

Run the PaaS somewhere else? -

Tally: 7 (out of 9)

CloudBees● Phenomenal focus on CI+Devops features● Java focused● High density (many workloads per VM)● Fast, easy, deployments. Plethora of tooling.

Free Tier? +

Polygot? - *

Speed to live? +

Tooling? +

Does it scale? +

Lock-in? +

Is it Open Source? - *

Can I go to prod? +

Run the PaaS somewhere else? -

Tally: 6-8 (out of 9)

Cloud Foundry (Pivotal Hosted)

● In Beta, no SLAs. Long queue for invite.● Minimal documentation● Open Source, can run anywhere!

Free Tier? +

Polygot? +

Speed to live? +

Tooling? +

Does it scale? +

Lock-in? +

Is it Open Source? +

Can I go to prod? -

Run the PaaS somewhere else? +

Tally: 8 (out of 9)

Heroku● Mature● High Density (many running Dynos on one VM)● Supports many languages● Large community of users

Free Tier? +

Polygot? +

Speed to live? +

Tooling? +

Does it scale? +

Lock-in? +

Is it Open Source? -

Can I go to prod? +

Run the PaaS somewhere else? -

Tally: 7 (out of 9)

OpenShift

● Open Source, many languages, DIY cartridges● High Density (many running gears on one VM)● OpenShift Enterprise = Run Anywhere

Free Tier? +

Polygot? +

Speed to live? +

Tooling? +

Does it scale? +

Lock-in? +

Is it Open Source? +

Can I go to prod? +

Run the PaaS somewhere else? +

Tally: 9 (out of 9)

Summary

All of contenders have a free tier + speed to live

Key Differentiators are:● Community and Support● Cost after free (depends on workload profile)● Production readiness

All of these run on EC2 under the covers :-)

No more excuses... code. deploy. innovate.