Software-as-a-service (Software as a Service) short for SaaS is a symbol of the maturity of the Internet technology software, but in the 21st century began to rise a completely different software application model. It has a similar meaning to the traditional "on-demand software", the application service provider (ASP), and hosted software.
saas is a software through the Internet application model, the manufacturer will be unified application software placed on their own servers, customers can according to their actual needs, through the Internet to order the required software applications to the vendor services, and then charge a fee based on the service .
Users no longer have to buy software, instead renting Web-based software to providers to manage business activities without the need for software maintenance, service providers will be fully managed and maintained software, software vendors in the provision of Internet applications to customers at the same time , It also provides software offline operations and local data storage, allowing users to use their ordered software and services anytime, anywhere. For many small businesses, SaaS is the best way to adopt cutting-edge technology, eliminating the need for businesses to buy, build, and maintain infrastructure and applications.
The concept of "cloud computing" was put forward by Google, which is a beautiful web application model.
Narrow cloud computing refers to the delivery and use of IT infrastructure model refers to the network through the network on-demand, easy to expand access to the resources needed; generalized cloud computing refers to the delivery and use of services model refers to the network through on-demand, The scalable way to get the service you need.
In the era of "cloud computing," we only need one computer with Internet access, no matter what "cloud" the storage or computing takes place, but we can use any device from any place, such as computer, mobile phone Etc., quickly calculate and find these data. We no longer have to worry about data loss.