SaaS is a niche that is here to stay, AJAX, XML, SOAP, XBRL are making it more robust and viable. Salesforce.com's success has certainly proven that. For the business customer it can offer a compelling ROI, low monthly pricing, virtually no implementation or support costs or staff, no long term commitment. You just have to be willing to trust you most important asset your data to "the Cloud" not such an easy decision if the SaaS company is small or offshore, depending on your point of view when it comes to security.
I recently found this link interesting: https://www.apps.gov/cloud/advantage/main/home.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes Looks like the Fed Gov't is warming up to it! Michael Sullivan "Modernize Legacy Cobol Apps with XML without re-platforming with XML Thunder" http://www.canamsoftware.com n Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Ward, Mike S <mw...@ssfcu.org> wrote: > SAAS stands for Software as a Service. You pay a fee and use the > software that someone else has licensed. Usually you use it trough a > TCP/IP connection of some sort. Saves you from having to buy/License the > software, but you are at the mercy of the company that holds the > license. I.E. downtime problems, slow internet connection, etc... > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Paul Schuster > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:55 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: 'cloud computing' and 'SAAS' > > These are two new buzzwords that have cropped up recently. How do these > play with z/os? > > Thank you. > > Paul > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ========================== > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are > addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the > system manager. This message contains confidential information and is > intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named > addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received > this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you > are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, > distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this > information is strictly prohibited. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
