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Dec 28
2009
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Virtualisation is the new word in computing where multiple servers are required. Often referred to as cloud computing comes in many forms, and SaaS is a widely used.
What is SaaS?
Software-as-a-Service or Seas, is a highly evolved delivery model that is changing the way software providers market and sell their products. While many vendors are familiar with the concept of hosting applications and serving them via the web, many have only recently began to appreciate the elements that are required to successfully implement and offer quality SaaS services.
The SaaS Hosting Provider
In a virtualisation model, the right SaaS hosting provider typically is the key to obtaining a successful hosted application solution. SaaS hosting services would be provided by a firm with the knowledge and technology to run a standard global infrastructure along with an extensive set of features. These features would include development capabilities and cloud platforms to ensure the fast, affordable and reliable deployment of applications to a business customer.
A SaaS service provider would also provide consultative services to enable the customer to select a suite a package customised to their particular needs. As with any type of hosted IT service, the provider selected is a critical choice in a successful SaaS hosting deployment. The choice can either make or break the business experience at least as far as bottom line impacts.
Cloud Computing has offered business customers and service providers a greater capacity to offer affordable solutions in a hosted and managed environment. Vendors operating in this space will find that service providers offering SaaSs hosted solutions will be offering advanced capability with multiple features and benefits due to the almost infinite resources available in cloud computing. The offering of a service provider should be focessed on the business customer’s specific needs.
SaaS hosting service providers should be able to demonstrate a solid reputation in the industry for successfully running a SaaS hosted service and a capacity to deliver to a business’s needs in the future. A capacity for planning, compliance and the seamless incorporation of current and new technologies to a business needs to be available. Simply put, a SaaS hosted solution should be something the hosting provider specializes in, having a well populated list of clients.. That will provide an initial level of comfort to a decision maker searching for a SaaS service provider.