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Software as a Service (SaaS) is a form of cloud computing that delivers software functionality over a network, usually the internet.
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*The software is running on a server(s) in a data center not physically in the same location as the user - it can be anywhere on the planet
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*The user accesses the software using a network connection to the server. Again, the user can be anywhere on the planet and as long as they have a network connection to the server they can use the software's functionality
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[[File:SaaS.gif|300px|Software as a Service (SaaS) Model]]<br />
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Source: [http://dghart-cse564.wikispaces.asu.edu/Intro+to+Software+as+a+Service Software Design with Dustin]
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Wikipedia defines SaaS as follows:
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Software as a Service (SaaS; pronounced /sæs/) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted.<ref>Defining SaaS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service wikipedia]</ref>
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Critique:
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*Saas is a delivery model
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*This delivery model can be priced any of a thousand ways without affecting the model itself
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*Hence, the inclusion of licensing in the definition of Saas is superfluous 
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===See Also===
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[[Cloud_Computing|Cloud Computing]]<br />
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[[Infrastructure_as_a_Service_(IaaS)|Infrastructure as a Service]]<br />
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[[Platform_as_a_Service_(PaaS)|Platform as a Service]]
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===References===
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Revision as of 06:31, 7 January 2019

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a form of cloud computing that delivers software functionality over a network, usually the internet.

  • The software is running on a server(s) in a data center not physically in the same location as the user - it can be anywhere on the planet
  • The user accesses the software using a network connection to the server. Again, the user can be anywhere on the planet and as long as they have a network connection to the server they can use the software's functionality


Software as a Service (SaaS) Model
Source: Software Design with Dustin

Wikipedia defines SaaS as follows: Software as a Service (SaaS; pronounced /sæs/) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted.[1]

Critique:

  • Saas is a delivery model
  • This delivery model can be priced any of a thousand ways without affecting the model itself
  • Hence, the inclusion of licensing in the definition of Saas is superfluous


See Also

Cloud Computing
Infrastructure as a Service
Platform as a Service


References

  1. Defining SaaS wikipedia