Most commonly, the PaaS environment is used to provide a framework for developers to build and customize cloud-based applications. Other PaaS model valuable business use cases include:
Developing APIs that enable the organization to share data or integrate processes and services between applications, solutions or workflow tools
Support Internet of Things (IoT) application development and data analysis
Enable a “shift left” or agile development model
Simplify the migration or replatforming of legacy applications in the cloud
Improve business intelligence with PaaS tools that let organizations mine their data and analyze it to make decisions involving forecasts, investment returns, production capacity and scheduling, among other decisions