Your boss has heard about cloud computing. The boss thinks that this may be a good idea for the company and for the development of the new applications, but does not know much about it. The increasing cost of hardware and tools for application development has been of specific concern. The boss would like you to research Platform as a Service (PaaS) specifically and report back on what that is and how it can benefit the company. Research the major cloud computing hosting providers and give a comparison of what they offer as a provider in general and for PaaS specifically.

Write a minimum 2-page expository paper (not including title page or references) that addresses the following:

Describe what cloud computing is, specifically Platform as a Service (PaaS). List the major players in the cloud computing hosting space and what they offer in the PaaS arena making sure to critically analyze the tradeoffs between the different players. List the different types of cloud offerings and validate if PaaS is the right solution. Provide a recommendation on whether the company should move to PaaS, and which provider you think is best and why.