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Introduction to SaaS

SAAS (Software as a Service) Cloud refers to the software licensing and delivery
model where third-party cloud providers host applications and services over
internet platform and the user requires a license for using those software services.
SAAS is one of the topmost cloud computing services that gains its importance
after the late 1990s extending the idea of the ASP model. It is typically based on
the web and from 2012, SAAS vendors continue to develop and manage their
own software. It has been widespread because of its flexibility, as it requires only
a web browser to run.

What is SaaS ?

This represents the largest cloud application services that are growing immensely
in today’s digital market. As far as the name goes, it provides the necessary
software as a service to the user that is managed by some third-party services.
The software applications provided can be directly run on any web browser
without any need for installing the software. SAAS is basically a web-based
model that produces software on-demand, cloud vendors host application on the
server, maintain database and transmit data over the internet to the end-user.

The SAAS vendor offers a great advantage over other service providers by
allowing the buyers to outsource most of the IT responsibilities without having
to invest in hardware platforms to host the software. SAAS cloud apps can be
accessed by users via a web browser that has been a delivery model for various
business applications including office software, management software,
accounting, CRM tool, and various talent acquisition teams from various
departments. SAAS cloud can be categorized into two types:

1. Vertical SaaS

2. Horizontal SaaS

SAAS Cloud has more benefits that will be discussed below which implements
all the features of cloud computing making a robust experience.

Why We Use SaaS ?

SAAS Cloud is a technology that rents software-based cloud platform services
and is also a replacement model for such cloud platform services that the
organization can access. For the simplicity and reliability, anyone ranging from
small to large-scale business use the technology of SAAS that needs internet
connection to run with the help of a web browser. So, we prefer using the SAAS