Software as a Service (SaaS)

What is Software as a Service?

A model of software delivery where the software company provides maintenance, daily technical operation, and support for the software provided to their client. It is increasingly popular for its ability to simplify deployment and reduce customer acquisition costs; it also allows developers to support many customers with a single version of a product. SaaS is also often associated with a "pay as you go" subscription licensing model.

The combination of ever-more-abundant bandwidth, increasingly powerful processors, and inexpensive storage is broadening the choices for designing, deploying, and using software: in devices, in computers, on servers in corporate data centers, and on the Internet. Business solutions can be delivered and consumed in all of these ways—either singly or in combination—to provide the best user experience and the most business value.

Vendor Solutions

		Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams is an ongoing membership that provides your business or workgroup access to any of the Adobe Creative Suite® 6 desktop applications, plus Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom® 4 and Adobe Acrobat® XI software, Adobe Muse,™ Adobe Edge Tools & Services, and more. As an active member, you can download and use new features as they become available, putting the best tools in your hands the moment they’re ready. Membership also includes online services for file sharing and storage, collaboration tools for private workgroups, and exciting new publishing services that help businesses stay innovative and competitive. Learn more...

		Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite is a set of messaging and collaboration solutions hosted by Microsoft, and consists of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Live Meeting, and Office Communications Online (coming soon). These online services are designed to give your business streamlined communication with high availability, comprehensive security, and simplified IT management. Your business benefits from always up-to-date technologies that are deployed rapidly, maximizing your valuable IT resources and reducing your need for infrastructure investments. Learn more...

		Symantec.cloud, a division of Symantec Corporation, offers customers the ability to work more productively in a connected world. More than 32,000 organizations ranging from small businesses to the Fortune 500 across 100 countries use Symantec.cloud to administer, monitor, and protect their information resources more effectively. Organizations can choose from 14 preintegrated applications to help secure and manage their business even as new technologies and devices are introduced and traditional boundaries of the workplace disappear. Services are delivered on a highly scalable, reliable and energy-efficient global infrastructure built on fifteen datacenters around the globe. Learn more...

		CA ARcserve® D2D on demand is a saas—based hybrid data protection solution designed for Microsoft Windows servers and workstations with minimal to no capital expenditure investments. Unlike other online backup solutions that only protect select files directly to proprietary cloud storage, CA ARcserve ® D2D on demand provides a true hybrid data protection solution; allowing rapid backup and local recovery of full systems, applications, and data, while utilizing Microsoft Windows® azure™ for offsite protection of critical files. CA Instant Recovery On Demand is a comprehensive, turnkey BC/DR service offering for small and medium-sized businesses, especially those that have limited IT resources and budget. It is a subscription-based, managed service that eliminates the need to purchase, install, oversee and support hardware, operating systems, application software, BC/DR software and DR data center facilities. The solution provides automated 24x7 BC/DR, can be typically installed in less than 24 hours without any disruption to your operations and includes a state-of-the-art, top-tier DR data center and experienced IT staff. Learn More...

		Trend Micro Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security offerings leverage the strength of the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network™ to automatically protect customers’ information wherever they connect. Our SaaS solutions are hosted and maintained by Trend Micro security experts, ensuring easy deployment and 24x7 availability. This allows you to focus on quick application delivery with limited capital expenditure and minimum financial exposure. Learn More...

		Box provides a secure, scalable content-sharing platform that both users and IT love and adopt, including 77% of the FORTUNE 500. Box's dynamic, flexible content management solution empowers users to share and access content from anywhere, while providing IT enterprise-grade security and oversight into how content moves within their organizations. Learn More...