Facts on Cloud Computing
Software as a service (or SaaS) is a way of delivering applications over the Internet-as a service. Instead of installing and maintaining software, you simply access it via the Internet, freeing yourself from complex software and hardware management.
SaaS applications are sometimes called Web-based software, on-demand software, or hosted software. Whatever the name, SaaS applications run on a SaaS provider's servers. The provider manages access to the application, including security, availability, and performance. SaaS customers have no hardware or software to buy, install, maintain, or update.
Access to applications is easy: you just need an Internet connection. This types of cloud computing delivers a single application through the browser to thousands of customers using a multitenant architecture. On the customer side, it means no upfront investment in servers or software licensing; on the provider side, with just one app to maintain, costs are low compared to conventional hosting.
Why the hype?
Cloud computing has reduced the cost in deploying new technology. This can apply to new software applications or new server infrastructure. Software written for the cloud is now written in away that allows software companies to scale from 1 user to thousands of users with signifantly reduced amount of work. This the cost on deploying new software can be reduced dramatically and more resources can be spent on improving a software application rather than the support of the application.
There are so many advantages of moving to the cloud and these will have significant benefits for your business. Bmobile Field Service solution is a cloud based application, which means you can sign up instantly for our service and start using our application straight away.
In the past customers would have to wait for us to deploy a new version of the application…. We are very glad to have a cloud based application and we know our customers will benefit signifantly in moving to the cloud
Key features
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Agilityimproves with users' ability to rapidly and inexpensively re-provision technological infrastructure resources.
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Costis greatly reduced and capital expenditure is converted to operational expenditure. This lowers barriers to entryand fewer IT skills are required for implementation (in-house).
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Device and location independenceenable users to access systems using a web browser regardless of their location or what device they are using (e.g., PC, mobile). As infrastructure is off-site (typically provided by a third-party) and accessed via the Internet, users can connect from anywhere.
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Reliabilityis improved if multiple redundant sites are used, which makes well designed cloud computing suitable for business continuity and disaster recovery.
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Securityis often as good as or better than under traditional systems, in part because providers are able to devote resources to solving security issues that many customers cannot afford.
Maintenanceof cloud computing applications is easier, since they don't have to be installed on each user's computer. They are easier to support and to improve since the changes reach the clients instantly.
