SaaS is a combination of software and a service. Lots of the services we used to have in real world are now being found in the internet. Software as a Service means that these sofwares can be used when they are being maintaned and held in most of the times at cloud services.
SaaS gives the benefit of not having to update, maintain and develop the software you choose. We have great softwares that can be used as a SaaS -model. Banking softwares, ERP, mail, accounting softwares etc. Accounting (in Finnish: kirjanpito) and overall financial administration software that is operated as Software as a Service -model is Procountor. It is very popular and easy to use, that might be the reason why hundreds of accounting companies are using the software.
All the data that is imported to these SaaS -softwares are the property of the customer by agreement. Customers can usually demand for the localisation of the data but it is very expensive compared to having it in the ‘cloud’. By saying in the ‘cloud’ is usually meaning some big server compound somewhere in Europe.
Scalability is also one of the biggest benefits of SaaS -softwares. You can scale it by your own growth. This means that when your business is in starting phase you dont have to pay for the capacity of running a big business, which is usually the goal that everyone is preparing for. When you grow you can scale your software up and get enough power.
Software as a Service usually includes training and customer care from the service providers side. ProCountor for example offers free customer service and is available by phone or mail. Training is done via internet. Many service provider upload some training material like videos PDF -slides etc. on the internet and link them from their homepage.
Software as a Service means that you don’t have to have the capacity or power to run software built for big businesses. You can run serious softwares on ‘rental’ servers and get the right amount of power when its needed. It really is the future of Software business.
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