The SaaS maturity model is broken down into four levels, and each of them brings certain opportunities and challenges you should be aware of when accessing SaaS vendors.

Conversely, a good architecture sets the appropriate pricing model and accommodates special architecture-design requirements, while enabling scalability and customizability.

Composable architecture offers a middle ground between rigid, one-size-fits-all SaaS platforms and fully custom-built solutions. ... The SaaS model isn’t dead – it’s just growing up, ...

The SaaS delivery model is enabled by a multitenant architecture, where a service provider can distribute multiple versions of the same software from a single physical server.

With SaaS you have a pay-as-you-go model at hand. Enterprises that are low on budget can very well employ SaaS to avoid the upfront costs of hardware and software associated with on-premise.

My previous experience in enterprise software was very different. I thought SaaS would fail. I was, of course, wrong. Fast-forward 20-plus years, and now SaaS is ubiquitous. The architecture is used ...

For a compelling example of how Software as a Service and service oriented architecture is converging, look no further than Rearden Commerce. ZDNet blogging colleague Dan Farber just reported that ...

Solaris On Demand helps convert traditional installation applications into a software as a service model. By leveraging Sun's virtualization technology, ISVs can offer their applications on-demand ...