Software Architect's Handbook

Containers as a Service (CaaS)

One of the application development and deployment models used for cloud-native applications is Containers as a Service (CaaS). It builds upon IaaS by adding a container orchestration platform, such as Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, or Apache Mesos. With CaaS, developers and IT staff work together to build, ship, and run applications.

Cloud-native applications are containerized and dynamically orchestrated. A CaaS approach gives development teams control over how their application and dependencies are packaged, making them fully portable. Containerization allows applications to run anywhere. Teams can deploy the application to different environments without needing to reconfigure them. Containers can run on virtual ...