What Google App Engine does
As mentioned earlier, App Engine is a PaaS, which means that we have the benefits of SaaS products but with an augmented flexibility as we have complete control over the code. We also have the benefits of an IaaS solution but without the hassle of maintaining and configuring the software environment needed to run applications on a raw hardware system.
Developers are the favored users of a PaaS product such as App Engine because the platform helps them in two ways: it provides an easy way to deploy, scale, tune, and monitor web applications without the need for a system administrator and it offers a set of tools and services that speed up the software development process. Let's explore these two aspects in detail.
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