{"id":41280,"date":"2019-09-10T12:50:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T11:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/?p=41280"},"modified":"2019-09-10T12:53:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T11:53:49","slug":"saas-whats-in-it-for-customers-and-vendors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2019\/09\/10\/saas-whats-in-it-for-customers-and-vendors\/","title":{"rendered":"Software-as-a-Service \u2013 What\u2019s in it for customers and vendors?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Krupa Srivatsan Director, Product Marketing at Infoblox, says Software-as-a-Service is going nowhere with the model offering \u2018something for everyone\u2019. \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_as_a_service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)<\/a>&nbsp;is here to stay. This is evident from the widespread\nadoption of business applications hosted in the cloud such as CRM, payroll\nprocessing, collaboration and human resource management software over the last\ndecade. And it is not just business applications these days. Increasingly,\nnetworking and security has also moved to the cloud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SaaS is a delivery\nmodel where the software is centrally hosted by a vendor and buyers consume the\nservice from the cloud.&nbsp;Whether you are an organisation using applications\nto run your business or a vendor providing critical software as a service to\nyour customers, there is something for everyone in a SaaS model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s in it for\nconsumers of SaaS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Reduced IT overhead<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Organisations consuming\nservices from the cloud do not need to install or maintain expensive hardware\nor infrastructure on-premises. If consuming security from the cloud, this is a\nbig advantage because now security can be deployed even in locations where no\nIT expertise is available.<\/li><li><strong>Immediate access to functionality<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Customers get access to\nthe SaaS service immediately upon sign-up without having to wait for shipment\nand installation of hardware or software. For example, organisations can\nimmediately improve their security posture by signing up for a cloud-based\nsecurity offering.<\/li><li><strong>Flexible\nlicensing\/payment options<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 SaaS model provides companies an alternative to\nthe traditional CAPEX model where they pay upfront for any hardware needed and\na perpetual software license. By shifting to an OPEX model, they can take\nadvantage of lower upfront costs and more predictable recurring costs\nthereafter.<\/li><li><strong>Seamless upgrades<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Customers don\u2019t need to\nworry about updates for latest features or patching their software for\nvulnerabilities. The SaaS provider always has the latest secure code in the\ncloud. This enables customers to get immediate access to new innovations and\nfeatures.<\/li><li><strong>Scale as you grow<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Organisations don\u2019t have\nto plan for peak capacity like they do when purchasing infrastructure. They can\nscale by purchasing higher tiers of the service as they grow.<\/li><li><strong>Extend reach<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Since SaaS services are\ndelivered from the cloud, it is possible to extend the usage of the services to\nbeyond the traditional on-premises network. For example, security delivered\nfrom the cloud can easily be applied to devices on or off premises which\ngreatly expands the use cases that can be addressed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s in it for\nvendors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Latest code for all\ncustomers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013\nVendors can allocate resources to provide the latest and greatest to all their\ncustomers at the same time, without having to worry about a legacy of old\nsoftware they may need to support.<\/li><li><strong>Speed of innovation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 The speed of innovation\nis also much greater as vendors can make available new features and\nfunctionality to their customers much faster than with a traditional six-month\nrelease cycle for on-premises software.<\/li><li><strong>Better customer insight<\/strong>\u2013 Companies with SaaS offerings\nare much closer to the customer than companies with only a traditional model\nbecause of more frequent involvement with users of their service. This means\nthey can provide features that the customers actually need based on the\nfeedback loop.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many businesses are\nin the process of making a shift to consuming services from the cloud because\nthey see greater business value through SaaS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Krupa Srivatsan Director, Product Marketing at Infoblox, says Software-as-a-Service is going nowhere with the model offering \u2018something for everyone\u2019. \u00a0 SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)&nbsp;is here to stay. This is evident from the widespread adoption of business applications hosted in the cloud such as CRM, payroll processing, collaboration and human resource management software over the last decade. 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