The Internet is growing at a rapid rate and Internet penetration levels in some third world countries has also reached considerable numbers. This growth and the busy lifestyle of most people led to the growth of SAAS, which stands for Software as a Service. The software and the user data are hosted centrally in the Internet and users can access the data and use the software through a browser. With close to 13 billion SAAS products sold worldwide it is safe to say that this software model is widely accepted.
There are many reasons why people prefer SAAS applications over traditional desktop software. The first thing is the price. With the advancement of technologies cost of data storage has gone down considerably. This include hardware prices, maintenance cost and rental costs. Because of this reason these web based applications can deliver there software for very low prices. A great example for this is Microsoft Visio. The personal license cost hundreds of dollars and corporate licenses cost thousands. But a similar online drawing tool like Creately (creately.com) only costs $5 per month and it has many more benefits as well.
The other great thing SAAS offered is the anywhere access ability. The business environment is changing now and many people do part of their work from home. Even companies are more open to people working form home and some countries legally allow this for families with children. Because people are working from multiple locations the ability to access software and data from anywhere became very important, further fueling the growth of SAAS.
With companies looking to outsource some of their operations and also because of the distributed locations of offices, online collaboration is another thing that became very important. Although some traditional software support this through revision saving etc, it is nowhere near the real time collaboration supported by SAAS applications.
As the Internet grows further, SAAS will expand and traditional desktop software will surely fade. Smart companies are already building for the future and moving to cloud based applications, and the ones who adapt to the change will survive.
Will SAAS Kill Traditional Desktop Software,I manage my own blog network and does SEO consulting mainly for commercial websites in Sri Lanka. I’m very interested in social media and always trying out new things to see which perform better. While not doing stuff on the Internet I like to travel, read a book and try out various new dishes.
junaid
Nov 27. 2011
Thnx for the awesome information and SAAS is a great thing.
TechCrates
Nov 28. 2011
You’re welcome Junaid,It sure is a great thing and make work lot easier.
PrIyAnGsHu
Nov 27. 2011
In my opinion , SAAS will certainly replace the old and traditional software products very soon !
TechCrates
Nov 27. 2011
Hope so … Thanks for your comment Priyangshu !!
mattscradle
Nov 28. 2011
SAAS and traditional desktop software give to separate benefits so for sure traditional software will remain for good.
Mark
Nov 28. 2011
yes this makes works easier. It can kill traditional desktop softwares.
Praveen Kumar
Nov 28. 2011
Yes i do agree with you that SAAS is Unique desktop software today. i like SAAS thanks for sharing post about SAAS.
Olan
Nov 29. 2011
Nice article.. This was actually my first time reading about SAAS… Looks like it will be the future of offline apps..
TechCrates
Nov 29. 2011
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Olan …
Matt Kinsella
Nov 30. 2011
I love cloud solutions, it has taken me a while to really embrace them but there are so many advantages for the end user that I think it’s definitely the way to go in the future.
Nishadha
Nov 30. 2011
It’s the future Matt, you are wise to embrace them now 🙂
ioana moise
Nov 30. 2011
thanks for nice information i also prefer saas application
Nishadha
Nov 30. 2011
You are welcome Ioana, Glad you liked the post.
Tyler
Dec 01. 2011
I don’t think there’s any question that SaaS will eventually kill off traditional software. As long as SaaS providers can offer the level of security their clients require, who wouldn’t want a less expensive, easily portable, more agile business solution?
junaid
Dec 17. 2011
Google may take up the saas as per the reports.
Denver Real Estate
Dec 22. 2011
True, as long as SaaS providers can offer the level of security the clients require its wiser to stick less expensive and more agile business solution. SAAS will certainly replace the old and traditional software products.
anubhav
Sep 14. 2013
Yes, many companies are getting profit through this saas model in India too