Software as a service (SaaS)

Cloud-based applications — or software as a service — run on distant computers “in the cloud” that are owned and operated by others and that connect to users’ computers via the internet and (usually) a web browser.

Benefits of SaaS:

  • You can sign up and rapidly start using innovative business apps

  • Apps and data are accessible from any connected computer

  • No data is lost if your computer breaks, because the data is in the cloud

  • The service is able to dynamically scale to usage needs

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