Bringing You the Recent Report SaaS 2.0: Software-as-a-Service as Next-Gen Business Platform So Firms Can See The Forces Driving SaaS Adoption.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c36996) has announced the addition of SaaS 2.0: Software-as-a-Service as Next-Gen Business Platform to their offering. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is undergoing a fundamental shift in how software is acquired, used and paid for. Emerging SaaS models and offerings are taking the SaaS concept far beyond first-generation application functionality and deployment, and into mission-critical business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets for large and small firms. And contrary to conventional wisdom, the smallest firms are the most likely to commit business-critical operations to SaaS-delivered applications. The author has defined this emerging, business-driven model of integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. and services as "SaaS 2.0," and sees it as one of the most disruptive disruptive /dis·rup·tive/ (-tiv) 1. bursting apart; rending. 2. causing confusion or disorder. forces in IT and business management worldwide. SaaS 2.0: Software-as-a-Service as Next-Gen Business Platform explains what is happening in SaaS, and how it affects both user and vendor firms. The report provides insights and analysis on the forces driving SaaS adoption, including the business motivators for user and vendor firms, and the expected business impact of SaaS adoption. The report also provides frameworks for optimizing next-generation SaaS provision and usage. This research project is a continuation of research begun over two years ago with the report "Pay-As-You-Go IT Services: Where's the Business Value?" This latest effort included detailed telephone interviews with over 40 senior IT executives, a web-based survey of over 150 business and IT executives, and briefings from more than a dozen IT vendors and venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. . The research was conducted between January 2006 and March 2006 Read This Report To Learn: --How rapidly is SaaS growing, and what are the key business and technology factors driving (and inhibiting in·hib·it tr.v. in·hib·it·ed, in·hib·it·ing, in·hib·its 1. To hold back; restrain. See Synonyms at restrain. 2. To prohibit; forbid. 3. ) adoption - across different customer segments? --Which applications are leading customer adoption, and what are the reasons companies are looking to SaaS solutions in those categories? --What are the key attributes that buyers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. in their SaaS providers, and the type of SaaS solution provider that buyers are most likely to deploy? --How vendors will evolve to solve the key IT ecosystem needs for SaaS integration and SaaS distribution? Contents are as follows:- Introduction: SaaS at the Tipping Point The point in time in which a technology, procedure, service or philosophy has reached critical mass and becomes mainstream. See network effect. See also tip and ring. What Makes this SaaS 1.0? SaaS 2.0: What's Coming? Tipping Points: What's Driving the Shift to SaaS 2.0? Summary/Conclusion: The Impact of SaaS 2.0 List of Figures and Sidebars: For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c36996 |
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