We are honored to announce that AnyPresence has been named a “Cool Vendor in PaaS, 2014” by Gartner, Inc. The report identifies five innovative vendors and highlights some of the many ways in which PaaS companies have impacted the industry in the past year.
As defined in the report, “Platform as a service (PaaS) technology supports a variety of application styles and use patterns. While application PaaS (aPaaS), like salesforce.com, Force.com or Google App Engine, gets most of the attention, alternative models are growing in importance and adoption as well. These include integration PaaS, dbPaaS, baPaaS and cloud mobile back-end services (which some refer to as mobile back-end as a service [mBaaS]).” 1
A key component of the AnyPresence solution falls into the latter category of MBaaS or “Backend as a Service”, and Gartner Analyst Richard Marshall goes on to explain that AnyPresence is a part of the “transition in mobile application development from the monolithic server-based middleware approach historically associated with enterprise focused mobile application development platforms (MADPs) to an incremental, pay-as-you-go cloud-hosted model introduced by mBaaS.”
Mr. Marshall also notes that “Pure-play mBaaS providers have typically focused on individual developers or startups in the consumer application market, and have lacked the capabilities required to support enterprise use.” 2
We couldn’t agree more, and are happy to see objective industry recognition of the differences between consumer and enterprise MBaaS / BaaS solutions, a point which is sometimes glossed over in media articles on the subject. In addition to having the most comprehensive set of enterprise backend service features, AnyPresence is the only vendor that offers an API-based app creation engine. This unique capability empowers organizations to enhance existing API management investments and enable both internal and external developer ecosystems to build cross platform mobile apps in minutes, with 100% non-proprietary, portable source code.
As enterprises continue to search for reliable, proven solutions to help them embrace cloud, mobile and BYOD trends, this recognition re-affirms AnyPresence as a leader in providing innovative solutions for mobile-enabling enterprise business processes, products, and services.
1 Gartner Inc. “Cool Vendors in PaaS, 2014”, Richard Marshall, April 28 2014, p. 2.
2 Gartner Inc. “Cool Vendors in PaaS, 2014”, Richard Marshall, April 28 2014, p. 3.
More information about Gartner Inc. Cool Vendors in PaaS may be found here: https://www.gartner.com/doc/2722518/cool-vendors-paas-
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