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Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Software-as-a-Service is a cloud-based software delivery model in which a provider hosts, operates, and maintains applications and makes them available to customers over a network on a subscription basis, which affects enterprise architecture, procurement, security, and operations practices.

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  • 239 companies
  • Most covered: Netskope, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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