[Market Trends] What is an Application Platform? | IBM Technology
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An application platform is a comprehensive technology stack designed to enhance developer productivity and streamline the deployment and management of applications across various environments, including data centers, clouds, and edge locations. It includes an operating system (usually Linux), Kubernetes for container management, CI/CD tools for DevOps, container repositories, software-defined storage, service meshes, developer tools, SDKs, frameworks, application services, languages, runtimes, API management, messaging tools, and crucial security and compliance measures. Building an application platform can be challenging, with options including assembling one from Cloud Native Compute Foundation projects, using a cloud service provider's managed Kubernetes, or opting for a modern turnkey solution like Red Hat OpenShift, which offers packaged updates, support, and consistent operations across different deployment environments.