What is AppFog?
AppFog is a platform as a service (PaaS) designed to simplify deploying and managing applications in the cloud. With AppFog, developers can focus on writing code rather than managing infrastructure.
Key features and benefits of AppFog include:
- Rapid deployment: Get apps up and running in seconds with git push.
- Flexible hosting: Deploy across public clouds like AWS, Azure and Google Cloud as well as private clouds and on-premise data centers.
- Auto-scaling: AppFog automatically scales applications up and down based on demand.
- Add-on services: Access a marketplace of add-on services like databases, queues, email services and more.
- Team collaboration: Manage app deployments and infrastructure across teams and organizations.
- Global CDN and load balancing: Improve performance and availability for app users worldwide.
AppFog handles provisioning, maintaining and securing servers, application services, networking configurations and more, allowing developers to focus exclusively on writing great applications. The interface makes it simple for both developers and IT operations teams to deploy, manage and scale applications in the cloud.