As more and more businesses rush to keep up with the pace of technological innovation, the majority of companies rely on IT-as-a-Service model as a way to manage their data and business applications. Sometimes known as “on-demand software,†the SaaS model is estimated to be a $20 billion dollar industry by 2015, as cloud technology continues to improve and demand for it rises.
Now these services are allowing small businesses to embrace all kinds of high-tech workplace solutions, from protecting your online reputation to reducing bulky hardware needs. If your company has yet to adopt a new upgraded SaaS business model, here are a few ideas to think about:
Customization and branded applications
SaaS services allows businesses to customize software applications to meet the specific demands of their projects and workforce. This also allows companies to make the software seem as though it were specifically branded by them, which serves a number of strategic purposes. This customization ability is often a primary selling point of adopting a SaaS service.
Faster and better features
Ever wonder when the next update is coming on a suite of your company’s applications? With the SaaS model your applications are centrally hosted with a single configuration that has all the information relevant to your company. This makes the process of providing software updates much quicker and more efficient, as often times they are done automatically without individual machines having to reboot.
API open protocols
SaaS applications function over a wide network by utilizing application programming interfaces (APIs) which use HTTP, REST and other protocols in order to integrate applications into your firewall. Open protocols help your business to safely integrate its software applications into all its relevant facilities.
Collaborative functionality
The sharing of information is one of the hallways of social media and web 2.0 and the IT-as-a-Service model has adopted this mantra into its DNA, using cloud computing services to allow organizations to internally collaborate on projects. These are typically seen in project management applications that allow administrators to optimize their workforces.
The rise of cloud services has triggered a demand among many companies for customizable software, streamlined updates, open protocols, and collaborative software utilities. This has resulted in many of them turning to the IT-as-a-Service information model.
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