This is a presentation on the concept of "software as a service". This presentation was completed for the course Information Resources and Technology at Pepperdine\'s MBA program.
7. “This service-based model of software is
Saas (noun) ˈsas : one in which services are configured to
meet a specific set of requirements at a
point in time, executed and discarded -
the vision of instant service, thus
conforming to the widely accepted
definition of service:”
source: service-based software: the future for flexible software
45. “For decades, games have run on the clients, but we’re transforming
them so they are completely server based.”
Lars Butler, CEO of Trion and former head of global online for Electronic Arts
53. References
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