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Cloud / SaaS Development
Cloud or SaaS (Software as a Service) computing provides computation, software, data access, and storage services that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the services. Parallel to this concept can be drawn with the electricity grid, wherein end-users consume power without needing to understand the component devices or infrastructure required to provide the service.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a rapidly developing software delivery model offering advantages over the traditional application software premise-based delivery. The SaaS model affords independent software developers (ISVs) the ability to cost-effectively reach global markets and niche users of their software.
Consumer attraction to SaaS is vast and growing. Benefits such as lower cost of ownership, rapid delivery of software updates and new features, flexible contract and usage-based consumption options, and anywhere-anytime access make SaaS solutions the price-performance winner for many individuals and enterprises.
As with any new technology and solution, there are a number of business and technical challenges hindering broader adoption of the SaaS model. These challenges include securing data, scaling services to accommodate growing numbers of new users, availability and compatibility to support anywhere-anytime services, and allowing individual customizations without hindering overall system performance.
Rapidly overcoming these challenges and prospering in the SaaS market is enabled through use of a software development framework that provides core functionality common to most SaaS applications. The SoftServe SaaS Development Kit (SSDK) is one such framework that removes much of the hassle, technology risk, and time to develop SaaS applications.