Introduction to SAAS

This presentation provides an introduction to Software as a Service (SAAS), explaining its software distribution model, working, applications, benefits, risks, and key providers. It also discusses the market trends and growth forecasts for SAAS.

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Introduction to SAAS
• Software as a service is a software distribution model.
• Software as a service act as host for the organization in terms
of business operation.
• Software as a service is one from of delivery software
application.
• It is also considered a nomenclature of cloud computing.

Saas Working
• Saas software offers a host platform to the administrator free
from hardware support.
• Saas software then act as data distributor for the potential
buyer.

Application programming
interfaces
• Application client
• API request
• Service data source
• API response

American red cross Saas
software working
• Saas is used as platform to create donor portfolio and fund
generation activities.
• Saas is used as information provider in order to mange relief
activities on global platform.
• Saas works as interlink node between financial donors,
volunteers and recipients.

Market of Saas software
• As per Global cloud index up to 2020, Saas will dominate the
global business market with the estimate percentage of 86%.
• As per report published in 2018, Saas market will rise up to $
185.4 billion in 2024 with the average growth of 24%.

Benefits of Saas software
• Time optimization
• Low cost
• Scalability and integration
• Upgrades
• Easy to use

Risk of Saas
• Data access risk
• Instability
• Lack of transparency
• Identity theft
• Uncertainty of data location
• No direct control over data

Saas application beside ERP
and CRM
• Dropbox
• Github
• Adobe Creative Cloud

Security risk of Saas
• Identity management in the cloud is immature
• Cloud standards are weak
• Secrecy
• Access everywhere increases convenience, but also risk
• Location of data is uncertain

Provider of Saas
• Top key provider of Saas software are as following:
• Google
• Oracle corporation
• Microsoft
• Adobe

Decision related to Saas
implementation by IT director
• Cost
• Maintenance
• Space
• System up to date

Application offer in case of IT
director
• Offer data security
• Offer ample amount of data storage

IT service Management
application
• Act as gate keeper for IT issues
• Act as scalable process
• Act as supervisor to identify repeat problems
• Act as change agent in the business operation

ITSM delivered as SaaS
• Automatic Run book
• Software Development lifecycle management

• Cost management application
• Offer modern business solutions

References
• Market watch. (2018) The Global Software as a Service (SaaS) Market size is expected to reach
$185.8 billion by 2024, rising at a market growth of 21.4% CAGR during the forecast period
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www.marketwatch.com/press-release/the-global-software-as-a-service-saas-market-size-is-expec
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• Finance online. (2018) 2018 SaaS Industry Market Report: Key Global Trends & Growth Forecasts
• [online]. Available from:https
://financesonline.com/2018-saas-industry-market-report-key-global-trends-growth-forecasts/
[Accessed 9/9/19]
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