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May 14, 2007FastForward:Most Software Startups Going SaaS Route
Most of the start-up application vendors are selecting SaaS [Software as a Service] as their primary model, and increasingly as their sole model for delivering applicaA-tions.a
At least thata s what Dave Mitchell, director of software-as-a-service strategy for IBM, told me for a recent article I published in Database Trends & Applications. (The article is summarized here at my DBTA a Eye on the Enterprisea blog.)
SaaS rules. A related survey, which I conducted for Unisphere Research in conjunction with the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), confirms that interest in the SaaS approach is running high among corporate end-users. The survey of 576 companies found that a sizable segment of enterprises are takA-ing advantage of, or are aware of, SaaS or on-demand software. About two out of five respondents, 39 percent, were already using SaaS applications, and another nine percent were considering adoption of SaaS-based solutions withA-in a yeara s time. Those that already run on-demand or SaaS solutions reported that they were seeing benefits in terms of cost savings and skills availability. More from FastForward
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[...] Is the adoption rate high enough yet?A High enough to convince the rest of the business world that Software as a ServiceA (SaaS) is here to stay?A According to a recent survey by the folks at saasweek.com, the number of enterprises using SaaS is creeping closer and closer to 50%… The survey of 576 companies found thatA … 39 percent (of enterprises) were already using SaaS applications, and another nine percent were considering adoption of SaaS-based solutions withA-in a yeara s time. [...]-----
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CommentsSaaS applications definitely provide end to end solutions. I have been doing some research on SaaS and its future impact. Some industry strategists such as Sramama Mitra have even coined a term called Enterprise 3.0 which is a combination of the extended enterprise and SaaS. Do check it out Enterprise 3.0 = (SaaS + EE) by Sramana MitraMitra.
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