Software as a Service (SaaS) A look at the migration of applications to the web
Jeremy Deyo INFO 658 • Fall 2008 • December 4, 2008
Jeremy Deyo • email: deyoja@vcu.edu • Virginia Commonwealth University !
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Table of Contents
Introduction Overview What is SaaS? Adoption Implementations of SaaS Salesforce.com MobileMe Google Apps Microsoft Office Web Amazon EC2 & Microsoft Windows Azure Photoshop.com NetSuite Advantages Pay-as-you-go Elastic Pricing Model Superior Network Infrastructure Intellectual Property Software Maintenance Mobile Computing Disadvantages Long-term Sticker Shock Lack of IT Involvement
Jeremy Deyo • email: deyoja@vcu.edu • Virginia Commonwealth University !