SAAS and Cloud Computing?

[lizawelch]

Can someone explain the difference between SAAS and cloud computing?

[david6720]

Can someone explain the difference between SAAS and cloud computing?
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SaaS is an acronym for Software as a Service. I've written about this in Does Using GMail Mean You're Stupid? and several other posts. For companies, using a service, it means they no longer have to worry about building an infrastructure for the software. Instead, the software is available via web browser and the hosting company in exchange for your subscription fee, handles all the heavy lifting on the back end. For some companies, it's a very attractive option.
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cloud computing lies in the way it changes the economics of computing, that is that it creates a marketplace with service providers and consumers. "The way that we actually charge for those services won't necessarily be based on how many servers we're running, or how much maintenance costs or which software products we bought. It's going to be based on the value of the service to the customer, and when you start getting into that consumer-provider relationship, the customer sets the value. It's what the market will bear."
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[Red Leader]

Thanks to this i now completely decided to use SaaS.. Very informative post sir.! Keep this up.. :)

[herrymoris]

david6720, thats find which you have mentioned here but as I think still there is some of the difference. The Cloud Computing or SaaS organization provides a technology over the Internet cloud as a service. Whether it is a backup or word processor application the customer.

[kattima]

Cloud computing:
Instead of running applications on your computer they are run from central servers which you access to view data. The computing/calculating is done elsewhere, you just view the data and direct commands.

[alice.parker95]

Thanks for posting here a very informative information...