Software-as-a-service (SaaS): perspectives and challenges

Software as a Service (SaaS) ethical issues

Software as a Service - Common Service Bus (SAAS-CSB)

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a form of cloud computing that relieves the user from the concern of hardware, software installation and management. It is an emerging business model that delivers software applications to the users through Web-based technology. Software vendors have varying requirements and SaaS applications most typically support such requirements. The various applications used...

Challenges for adopting cloud-based software as a service (saas) in the public sector

Technological advances such as the creation of bandwidth, modular applications and cloud computing have enabled the creation of a distributed collaborative sourcing model named Software as a Service (SaaS). SaaS presents the embodiment of a new service delivery model in which a service provider is delivering its electronic services over the web to many users on a pay per use or period basis. Sa...

Understanding the formation of software-as-a-service (SaaS) satisfaction from the perspective of service quality

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Service Models for Cloud Computing: Search as a Service (SaaS)

Search as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud service model whose main focus is on enterprise search or site-specific web search. Modern companies require fast and accurate information from their internal databases, internal document stores, or through the content of a website. Having a reliable searching mechanism is essential for both internal company staff and for external customers. In this paper t...