tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433912635452025838.post7457943413591931856..comments2023-08-20T06:59:11.787-05:00Comments on Why SDM: Software as a Service Debatemmandghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18217544152996395810noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433912635452025838.post-4340860404712587592007-03-27T13:52:00.000-05:002007-03-27T13:52:00.000-05:00Let me state up front that I may be a bit biased.I...Let me state up front that I may be a bit biased.<BR/>I own a small LLC that's product line is comprised of several modules delivered via the SaaS model on a subscription basis. <BR/>SaaS itself has been my email platform of choice since 1997, when I opened my personal yahoo email account, which I pay $20 a year for.<BR/>This SaaS offering has been reliable, scalable, client architecture independent and I have never had to pay an extra fee to 'upgrade' to the current version.<BR/>Another SaaS product that I use in a production setting is Amazon's S3 service. Again the combination of reliability, scalability and price brought me to this solution. <BR/>I believe that in situations where the reliability does not suffer , or is even improved, by an economy of scale SaaS has a lot to offer.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476945406864524633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433912635452025838.post-55021727052434236802007-03-12T06:40:00.000-05:002007-03-12T06:40:00.000-05:00Chuck,Good point, although I am not sure I want Sa...Chuck,<BR/>Good point, although I am not sure I want SaaS as a pre-teen - they can be tough to deal with :)<BR/><BR/>Your point on dynamic vs static software is a good one, especially given the complexity of software today. The daylight savings time problem over the weekend is a perfect example. It was easier for SaaS companies to update their software than their reside-on-your-desktop cohorts. Most importantly, the SaaS impact was minimal for their users.<BR/><BR/>But, as with any progression, we cannot possibly forsee the issues around the SaaS model until more and more companies adopt that approach. Companies like Google and Salesforce are 99% SaaS, so it will be interesting if they look to a hybrid model going forward.Joe Ponczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618362765128636242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433912635452025838.post-83761197999664006252007-03-09T19:22:00.000-05:002007-03-09T19:22:00.000-05:00I beg to differ, the SaaS delivery model is far fr...I beg to differ, the SaaS delivery model is far from infancy, perhaps pre-teen at the earliest. The security advancements and merritts of SaaS software have proven themselves.<BR/><BR/>SaaS offers an advantage that traditional software models cannot, dynamic software. No matter how hard we try, software is not meant to be a static environment. A shops tools, an organizations applications, etc should grow with them over time as the company grows and technology advances. Otherwise we end up with the IT museums that are the fortune 100<BR/><BR/>The last thing technology, especially software, should be is a handcuff.Chuck Brewbakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624847560653637659noreply@blogger.com