What is SaaS (Software as a Service)?
A. Software as a Service is a relatively new term for a not so relatively new service. Traditional computing models rely on a database server, an application server, and client machines licensed to access a ‘product’ living on the application and/or database server(s). SaaS is a giant leap forward in technology and cost savings, where the ‘product’ lives on the Internet (aka ‘cloud’) and can be accessed from any Internet-capable device, free of the restrictions of licensing, hardware and software requirements, and geographic limitations. SaaS allows you to leverage powerful data centres and enterprise software without the initial and recurring cost-prohibitive licensing requirements. With HRMAX, you don’t pay setup fees, you don’t pay registration or software licensing fees, and you can use your existing hardware and software, as long as you have Internet access.
What Is ‘SaaS’ (Software as a Service)?Answer: ‘SaaS’, or ‘Software as a Service’, describes when users ‘rent’ or borrow online software instead of actually purchasing and installing it on their own computers. It is the same situation as people using Gmail or Yahoo mail services, except that SaaS goes much further. SaaS is the foundational idea behind centralized computing: entire businesses and thousands of employees will run their computer tools as online rented products. All of the processing work and file saving will be done on the Internet, with users accessing their tools and files using a web browser. SaaS, when combined with PaaS (hardware Platform as a Service), forms what we call ‘Cloud Computing‘. SaaS and PaaS describe the business model of users logging into a centralized hub to access their software products. Users open their files and software only while online, using only their web browser and pass
