It's been nearly a decade since the last evolution of the PaaS platform, but AI has the potential to reshape and evolve this value concept. Let's explore that's possible.

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IS PAAS READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP?

Where could PaaS evolve to now?
- Can new PaaS services abstract the developer, and just focus on business logic and business ideas?
- What languages or design patterns would be mandated? (web only, mobile only, web + mobile? )
- Can we template “best practices” enough to be reliable?
- Can we template compliances needed to handle financial transactions, customer data, etc.?
- Can troubleshooting become an automated service?
Where was PaaS in the past? (Heroku, Google AppEngine, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes)
Language specific
Cloud specific
Abstracting the infrastructure and security

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