Saturday, March 2, 2019

A brief introduction to Software as a Service?

Software as a service is nothing but software licensing and delivery model in which a user buys the licensed subscription and in return, the user will get to access the features of a particular website or a software. The short form of software as a service is “SAAS”.

How does it work?

In software as a service, you need to sign up for a particular website with a specific plan. Many websites provide this kind of plans at various prices. You need to choose the plan and pay on the monthly basis. This is a really basic and simple definition of software as a service.
Software as a Services Advantages:

Comparatively Lower Cost:
Basically, SAAS is a subscription-based programme and it does not have licensing fees as you are opting for the subscription. As a user, it will be beneficial that you do not need to buy the whole software. If you are a student then you might need to use one software for one semester or year, in this situation choosing SAAS can be beneficial as you will pay for the software until you use it.

Really Quick set up:

The SaaS software or application is already installed on the cloud. Once you pay for the software, you can easily access it with very fewer deployment efforts and traditional software installation.

Really easy to upgrade:

The Software as service providers deals with the software upgradation. They update the application centrally and you do not need to implement any tasks.

Disadvantages:

Performance:
SaaS might work slower somewhere as it runs on a shared server and network. It becomes even slower when an update arrives. Because the company needs to provide the updated version to each and every user, not a single one. So, while it is being maintained, the application might work on a slower side.

Connectivity:

Though SaaS is built on progressive web frameworks, it needs to interact with the server somewhere. In this situation, your system needs to have decent internet connection otherwise the server might crash or it might show errors while deploying.

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