Use Case: Platform-as-a-Service

The key to a profitable PaaS is user density per virtual machine. Joyent’s SmartOS SmartMachines handle 10x more users per hypervisor than EC2 and deliver 400% CPU bursting at no extra charge. Add to this first class admin access to the underlying infrastructure through our APIs and you have everything you need to run your PaaS and SaaS app on the Joyent Cloud: Power + Control + Efficiency.

The highest user density of any cloud by eliminating hardware abstraction layers, provisioning top-notch hardware, and only using Tier-1 Internet connections.
100% uptime SLAs, free support and 100% data fidelity and resiliency.
Management and control through our open API structure and standardized, exportable utilization reports for hourly billing.
Load balancing, traffic shaping, packet monitoring and SSL offloading with customizable Zeus load-balancer, at rates below those of EC2.
Enterprise-grade DNS features from Dyn.
Performance at the edge through CDNetworks.

The Joyent PaaS solution was built from our own expertise running the No.de PaaS for Node.js. We know PaaS better than any other IaaS because we have to.