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What is PandaClouds?
Panda Clouds is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) focused on freeing developers from the stress of Dev-Ops
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What does Panda Clouds do?
- Continuous Integration – When developers push to a repo, Panda Clouds starts testing the code in our CI enviroment.
- Continuous Deployment – Let your Panda Clouds "Zoo keeper" know when you are ready to deploy and they will take care of the launch
- Access your data – Panda Clouds connects your backend to an easy to use dashboard for direct access to your data
- Local Testing – Top of the line local testing software allows developers to create complex tests that mimic production
- Scaling upon request – Servers feeling slow? Your "Zoo Keeper" can upgrade your infrastructure to handle more traffic
- Tear Down – Ready to close up shop? we make sure it's done safely
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What tools are available in a Panda Clouds backend?
- REST API – the de facto standard in backends, connect from almost any platform
- Client SDKs – Client SDKs wrap connections to your backend into neat little classes.
- Baked in Security – Industry standard password encryption through bcrypt, Class Level Permissions and Access Control Lists, come standard with every backend
- S3 Compatable – Free up your database by leveraging object storage
- Geocoding – Geocoding service are available with a generous free tier
- Email – Password resets? Email validation? Our system handles these task automatically
- Push Notifications – Engage your audience with the easy-to-use push section of our dashboard
- Targeted Audiences – Our dashboard saves groups for use in the future
- Webhooks – Use Webhooks to connect to external services
- Cron Scheduler – Schedule software jobs that run at a given interval
- Jobs – Trigger maintenance tasks from the dashboard
- Config – Store static values that control app behavior
- API Console – use our dashboard to manually call endpoints for maintainance and testing
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Are your services similar to hosting companies? like AWS or Digital Ocean?
Hosting Companies sell empty plots of land, it takes lots of imagination, time and skill to build a functional backend. Panda Clouds on the other hand provides a fully furnished and move-in ready house complete with a microwave and massage chair. We turn servers into a beautiful backend eco-system specific to your needs.
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How did Panda Clouds begin?
Like most great inventions, Panda Clouds was born out of necessity. Marc was an App Developer who one day received some very bad news. The company that was hosting Marc's first app announced they would be shutting down. Without it, the app he had brought to life would simply stop working. Marc had one year from the announcement to make a plan. After much deliberation and prayer he decided to venture into the new world of Dev-Ops and from that decision, Panda Clouds was born. Since then, years of fine tuning have gone into improving our processes to save developers time and stress.