Simplifying Deployment on the Cloud with Heroku

Many developers assume cloud deployment to be tedious, costly, insecure and even sometimes unreliable. However, with the advent of platforms like Heroku, deployment on the cloud is being widely adopted and it is empowering a large number of developers. Le

Heroku is a PaaS (Platform as a Service) cloud LQIUDVWUuFWuUH VHUYLFH. :LNLSHGLD GHfiQHV WhH PODWIRUP as a Service (PaaS) model as a “…category of service models that provide a computing platform (http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing_platform) and a solution stack (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solution_stack) as a service.” Simply put, a PaaS offering facilitates application deployment without the need to administer the underlying software and hardware stack. Developers can focus their energies on building applications, which matters most.

There are tons of cloud players competing for developer attention, yet Heroku stands out from the herd. Instead of users purchasing virtualised server instances and managing software installations on them, the Heroku approach is different and innovative—code is pushed into a Git (a distributed version control system) repository, which is then instantly deployed.

:LWh HHURNu, hDFNHUV JHW WhH flHxLELOLWy RI wULWLQJ DSSOLFDWLRQV in the language of their choice, while using the most appropriate GDWDEDVH EDFN-HQG, DQG flHxLEOy DGGLQJ WhH VRIWwDUH DQG hDUGwDUH infrastructure resources they require. Heroku also subtly pushes developers to follow recommended software development practices such as using version control, isolating dependencies, VWRULQJ DSSOLFDWLRQ FRQfiJuUDWLRQV LQ HQYLURQPHQW YDULDEOHV DQG scaling via concurrency (parallel utilisation of multiple hardware LQVWDQFHV). PHUVRQDOOy, DV D GHYHORSHU, HHURNu LV Py fiUVW FhRLFH IRU work or hobby projects; here are some of the reasons why. 1. Ease and simplicity: For a stable, robust and scalable deployment, Heroku requires just a basic acquaintance with the platform’s terminologies, and a combination of core development and command-line skills. 2. Trust: Heroku is built on Amazon Web Services, which is known for its excellent uptime and scalability. Also, Heroku’s parent company, Salesforce.com, is a trusted enterprise across the world. 3. Community support and documentation: With an excellent community backing the platform, and rich detailed documentation for beginners, lots of developers are introduced to Heroku early in their career, and stay loyal to the platform.