Term of the Day

Friday, January 27, 2012

Software as a Service

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a model for the distribution of software applications as a service, usually via the Internet.

SaaS benefits include:

  • Easy, efficient administration
  • Automatic updates and patch management (managing code changes)
  • Software compatibility between users and different applications
  • Pay-as-You-Go (PAYG) or free downloads
  • Easily handles increasing work (scalability)
  • Collaboration facilitation, security...  Read More