Softwareas a service (SaaS) is a major cloud option to the standard software
installation in an existing IT setup where the user has to invest in
the server, develop relevant applications and even configure it.
In SaaS,
the user never has to shell out money for the entire software or
infrastructure. It works like the rental program, where the user has
to pay for what they use. With the SaaS model, companies can shell
out money for IT resources they use and not a penny more.
Some of
the advantages include:
1.Reduced
time to benefit
With SaaS,
the entire IT infrastructure is already in place, which helps in
provisioning the server for an instance in cloud with a ready
application for use. The time spent in installation and configuration
is greatly reduced along with the time spent in error reduction
related to software deployment.
2. Lower
costs
SaaS has a
cost differentiator since it is mostly within a shared or multitenant
environment where license costs are low and allows small and medium
businesses (SMBs) to use a software that they couldn’t have
afforded owing to the high costs of owning them wholly.
The SaaS
provider owns the environment and hence maintenance is split with all
customers.
3.
Scalability and integration
SaaS
setups are usually scalable and will include low costs for the
enterprise. There is no need for customers to think about server
capacity planning on the whole, other than scale up resources with
additional licensing and fees, which are reasonable enough.
4. New
releases (upgrades)
SaaS
providers mostly keep their offerings upgraded and updated for their
customers. The costs and effort associated with upgrades are also
lower for the customer to be borne.
5. Easy to
use and perform proof of concepts
SaaS
offerings are extremely easy to use and users can even conduct proof
of concepts and even test the software functionality in the
environment, without any hassle. One can even make use of large
environments, to test their software before buying it.
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