Container technologies & PaaS
Efficient development environments with container software and PaaS
Rapid changes in market demand are requiring companies to adapt faster than ever before and reduce time to market. In terms of software development, this means providing an efficient environment that increases both the speed and quality of the development process. The following challenges arise for software projects:
Time
In order to be faster and more flexible, it’s worthwhile providing an efficient development environment that doesn’t require extensive setup and training time. IT project managers are often faced with a high employee turnover rate in software projects, therefore setting up the development environment for new developers should not be too costly and time-consuming.Costs
One of the biggest challenges in IT projects is dealing with complex infrastructures that make it difficult to scale applications. Applications are expected to grow and evolve in the future. This often leads to a heterogeneous infrastructure (private vs public cloud), since cloud scalability is chosen for cost reasons, while sensitive components continue to be deployed within the corporate network. A further challenge: Using cloud platforms often comes with a so-called vendor lock-in. This has the significant drawback that later migration to another, potentially cheaper cloud platform becomes virtually impossible due to the associated cost and effort.Scope and quality
Market requirements lead to a high rate of change and a rapid application growth of software applications. Furthermore, the DevOps approach breaks down the strict separation between software development and operation, which initially means a major upheaval in software projects. What’s more, the increased use of microservices often makes deployment more complicated. Despite these significant changes, it is essential to consistently guarantee the quality of the software during application development.
+49 7541 70078-743Standardised container software enables flexible deployment throughout the development process
Container technologies such as Docker, combined with continuous integration and delivery, accelerate the implementation of new requirements by providing a consistent runtime environment for the software and flexible deployment in a unified packaging format. The latter also supports the DevOps approach by establishing a standardised format to facilitate a tight link between development and operation. With the use of container technologies and Platform as a Service (PaaS), you can make your software projects more efficient in many ways and ultimately achieve sustainable, high-quality software.
Faster project setup and maximum flexibility
The use of Docker containers allows the rapid provisioning of a local runtime environment for developers, including a database. In the next step, the company can set up the framework conditions with Platform as a Service (PaaS) and offer self-service options for developers, enabling them to build their own resources, such as a database, for instance. Even if there is a high employee turnover rate within the project team, this ensures that the project stays on schedule – ultimately resulting in time and cost savings.Reduction of complexity and standardisation of software
Container technologies offer a new software-based abstraction of complex infrastructures. From a technical perspective, it’s irrelevant whether a component is to be deployed in a private cloud, such as OpenShift, or in a public cloud like Microsoft Azure. The ongoing standardisation of the container format by the Open Container Initiative (OCI) means greater independence from specific cloud or PaaS platforms.Efficient deployment of microservices and maximum scalability
Container technologies and PaaS are particularly well-suited to operating microservices. Packaging microservices inside containers creates an optimal deployment method for adopting a microservices architecture and leveraging the benefits. A PaaS, such as OpenShift, automates the provisioning, management and scaling of applications, allowing developers to focus solely on implementing the business logic.
doubleSlash is your partner for implementing container technologies and PaaS
Implementing a continuous integration pipeline and container technologies significantly increases the throughput of software changes within a software project
Implementing a continuous integration / continuous delivery and PaaS environment provides customers with their own standardised template for new software projects
Creating automated development environments minimises setup time for software developers working on the project
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We have extensive experience with PaaS and container technologies
- Support in simplifying development environments with containers
- Containerisation of applications using Docker
- Setting up of Docker containers for your software services
- Integrating containers into continuous integration / continuous delivery pipeline
- Building of a PaaS platform with OpenShift
- Support in using Azure for PaaS
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Whether Docker experience or Platform as a Service consulting services, we'll be happy to help you get started with container technologies and a PaaS framework.
