Cloudy Civo has launched its “Platform” which is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering.
Run on Kubernetes, Civo Platform offers developers an affordable, flexible and scalable framework for running and developing applications in the cloud.
Civo Platform supports cloud developers wanting to build a scalable and secure infrastructure with just a few simple steps. It can switch from PaaS into a fully-fledged managed Kubernetes service. For a start-up, this would allow them to quickly get going with a simple and easy PaaS, that when they reach the right stage of growth, can transform into a fully featured Kubernetes service.
It includes a ‘Software Bill of Materials’ (SBOM) tool, allowing users to produce a verified record of all components within a software product. The SBOM has become a vital way for businesses to verify the security credentials behind the development of a piece of software. It rose to prominence with the Solarwinds hack in 2020, and open-source Log4J security incident in 2021, which put scrutiny on the security of software supply chains.
Recent US government actions, notably Executive Order 14028, mandated an SBOM for any work with the US federal government. According to Gartner, by 2025, 60 per cent of organizations building or procuring critical infrastructure software will mandate and standardise SBOMs in their software engineering practice.
Civo CEO Mark Boost said: “Developers often outgrow their PaaS provider. We want to be there to grow with businesses, ready to support their changing development needs as they scale up. Developers don’t want complexity: they want an affordable, flexible, and customizable approach to PaaS that lets them focus on innovating for the business.
