Enabling Platform-As-A-Service through a Consolidated Resource Manager

Platform as a Service (PAAS) is a new initiative that is changing the structure of the organizations from traditional infrastructure services to the cloud based services. With the growing demand for these cloud services, organizations that offer these services need effective management of the resources provided. The paper provides an efficient solution in this regard by providing a common resource manager across all the platforms, coupled with administrative and reporting capabilities, further empowered with additional features like security and middleware messaging provided as optional add-ons. The resource manager automates the entire lifecycle of application workflow starting from its development until production. This multifaceted resource manager consolidated with a plethora of features, supplemented by the power of cloud, transforms into a tool that can modify and scale itself according to the ever-changing demands of the customers providing the right competitive business edge to the organization. Index Terms: Cloud based services, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Resource Management, Workflow Automation.