Software as a Service [SaaS]

A model^[2] for the distribution of software where customers access software over the Internet. In SaaS, a service provider hosts the application^[1] at its data^[3] center and a customer accesses it via a standard Web browser. Three characteristics that apply to most SaaS vendors are: updates are applied automatically without customer intervention, the service is purchased on a subscription basis and no hardware is required to be installed by the customer.

Defined Terms

1. ↑ application.

A set of software programs designed to achieve a specific task.

2. ↑ model.

A graphical representation of a real-world event or process that needs to be communicated to all parties involved in system development to understand roles, steps, activities and outcomes associated with business events.

3. ↑ data.

Numbers, characters, or images in a form which can be assessed by a human or (especially) input into a computer, stored and processed.

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Glossary: Application Service Provider [ASP]
A company that offers individuals or enterprises access over a network, most typically the Internet in the case of cloud or SaaS software, to applications and related services that would otherwise have to be located in their own personal or enterprise computers.
Glossary: Delivery Model
The approach taken to “deliver” enterprise software. It is usually used when referring to a software application. There are three primary delivery models for enterprise software: (1) licensed on-premise model in which a customer purchases software and owns it; (2) SaaS or “Software as a Service” model in which the customer “rents” the software, and the supplier runs and updates the software, providing the software as a service offering rather than as a product; and, (3) hosted model in which a customer purchases or leases the software, and a third party runs the software for that customer. Many customers use a “hybrid” approach, a combination of on-premise solutions and cloud or SaaS.

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