| Software as a Service (SaaS) |
| Home > Deployment > Hosted > Software as a Service (SaaS) |
 |
| Software as a Service (SaaS) is a model for delivery of software where we provide maintenance, daily technical operation, and support for the software provided to their client. SaaS can be considered a version of BPO that delivers software functionality without the overhead of operating the application. We strive to achieve better economies of scale than our clients could when operating the application themselves. Typically, SaaS also provides integration with web-based systems. In general, software can be delivered using this method to any market segment, including small, medium and large enterprises. We provide a subscriber model with simple implementation that allows end users to tailor it within certain parameters. This results in a more standardized application for clients, and ultimately makes the economies of scale attainable. Application delivery typically is closer to a one-to-many model (single instance, multi-tenant architecture) than a one-to-one model. There are two types of SaaS models: ASP and On Demand. |
| |
| Application Service Providers (ASPs) Avotus will host software applications and make the application available to customers over a network. A customer may also purchase and bring us a copy of software. The focus here is hosting the application, and we usually do not create nor own the software. The reason for moving away from the term ASP is because this generation of software was a traditional client-server application which was not created for the web. |
| |
| On Demand Software by comparison is updated more frequently. “On-Demand Software” is a term typically associated with hardware and utilities. The concept comes from utilities where we provide capabilities that customers can draw from as needed. Customers do not have to invest in owning (peak need) resources. They are only billed for their actual use of resources. We spread customers' variance in resource needs, allowing them to optimize the utilization of resources. It is comparable to the use of electricity, gas, and most other utility model. |
| |
| |
|
|
|
