What is CloudControl?
CloudControl is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) designed to simplify deploying and running applications in the cloud. Developers can use CloudControl to quickly launch applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.
Key features of CloudControl include:
- Supports deploying applications with popular languages/frameworks like Node.js, Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and more
- Automatic scaling of applications to meet demand
- Add-on services like managed databases and caching
- CDN for asset delivery
- SSH access and CLI tools for managing apps
- Integrated monitoring tools
- Team collaboration features
CloudControl handles provisioning cloud servers, auto-scaling, load balancing, failover and more so developers can focus on writing code. The integrated workflow supports moving code from dev to test to production. Overall, CloudControl aims to simplify cloud deployment so developers spend less time on IT operations.
Microsoft Azure, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, OpenStack, Heroku, Exoscale, Google Compute Engine, Clever Cloud, Rackspace, Media Temple, Fortrabbit, Scalingo, Byet Internet Services are some alternatives to CloudControl.