SaaS or Software as Service, is an application hosted on a remote server and accesed through internet. Saas if often divded in to two major catagories.
| 1 | A Business solution offered to companies and enterprises, and sold or made available to thier entreprises on a subscription basis. One of the business functions which got more acceptance through SaaS technology is Customer Relationship Management solutions. This is because of its Flexibility and Mobility. |
| 2 | Second category of SaaS can be termed as Customer oriented services which are offered to the general public either on a subscription basis or offered for free supported by advertising. Eg. of these applications are E-mail services. |
SaaS CRM technology has grown increasingly popular and become appropriate for all sizes of businesses. Its Web-style deployment can eliminate IT department requirements and make remote access and mobile integration easier.
| 1 | Low costs. Usually the user need to pay small subscription fee for using the services, which usually can be terminated any time, when it desires so. when comparing with Single free licence, SaaS is considered to be more acceptable among Small and Medium organisations. |
| 2 | Smaller Storage requirements : The user need not store the software or data stored on his computer, so he doesn’t need large data storage facilities. There is also the convenience of not needing to constantly backup data -storage is the responsibility of the SaaS provider. |
| 3 | Fewer personnel. SaaS reduces the need for specially trained IT personnel to handle, maintenance, monitoring and software updates. The SaaS vendor will provide a dedicated team to handle these tasks. |
| 4 | Increased mobility : SaaS also offers increased mobility. Workers at multiple office locations, on the road, or at home can use the same essential documents, data, and tools. all you need is internet access |
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