ASP mode Introduction

ASP is the abbreviation of Application Service Provider. asp is called "Application Service Provider" in Chinese. It refers to configuring, leasing, and managing application software solutions, the application software hosting method is used to provide unified information application services for commercial users. In this mode, customers no longer spend as much investment as traditional models for hardware, software, and personnel, however, you only need to spend a certain amount of rental service fee to enjoy the corresponding hardware, software and maintenance services, and enjoy the right to use and constantly upgrade the software. This is the most efficient operation mode after network applications.

The Internet is changing everything in the world at an unprecedented speed. This includes not only human lifestyles, but also the competitive environment and operating model of enterprises, it is also changing the global economic structure and industrial development model. However, people in the IT industry never imagined that Internet is reshaping the future development model of the IT industry, and ASP is quietly emerging. In this model, economic organizations do not need to invest a huge amount of money to build their own operation platform and application systems, but rent information systems from ASP for years, this reduces investment pressure and minimizes investment risks.

ASP is a new type of network service and a new strategic direction for mainstream software companies (such as Microsoft's "Software Service Strategy. Its basic features are that professional service organizations provide centralized services for users' business processes and information management. In the United States, a software service company named ASP is emerging. According to Giga Information Group, a survey company concluded, "the applications related to business used by large enterprises in the next five years will be, about 10% will be transferred to the application base provided by ASP. For small and medium-sized enterprises and some backbone enterprises, this proportion can reach up to 75% ". It is believed that in the future, the number of software enterprises that charge fees based on each processing volume will increase. That is to say, the buyer of the software will become the software leader, and the cost of use will be charged not by the number of users and servers, but by usage.
There are at least more than 7 million small and medium-sized enterprises in China, most of which cannot afford advanced IT equipment and a variety of professional services, ASP offers them another opportunity-to rent ASP services at a low price. If you can upgrade it devices with ASP, these SMEs will be running into the Internet world. It can be said that ASP is an important infrastructure for the e-commerce era, because it can greatly reduce investment in information technology.

ASP provides customers with software, data storage, and even data transmission services. Customers usually use Web browsers to obtain services from the Internet or through private networks. This means that customers do not need to maintain or upgrade their hardware and software and network devices themselves. As the cost decreases and the quality of transmission technology increases, the company will be happy to have ASP take care of their IT department.

In addition, due to the increasingly short IT Industry Life, frequent upgrades have become a burden. Just as bosses changed their mindset and began to embrace e-commerce, new challenges such as wireless networks and voice computers emerged. Many bosses understand the application of mainstream software, but they do not want to test the practicability of new technologies without time and ability. Due to the rapid development of the network, I t talents familiar with technology are soaring. Therefore, why don't the bosses hand over the "Porcelain Ware" that maintains the Microcomputer Network and carries out technical updates to others?

In general, the four most important reasons for small and medium enterprises to demand ASP are:
1. Reduce initial IT investment to relieve the company's capital pressure;
2. Reduce system maintenance costs without worrying about hardware and software upgrades;
3. No need to maintain a large IT team;
4. It is hoped that ASP services in the vertical industry can be used to effectively manage all links in the enterprise's supply chain, and
To discover new business opportunities.

Therefore, from the perspective of enterprise users, Asp has the following features: "saving money", "saving effort", and "saving your mind. The flourishing development of ASP market is an inevitable trend.