Term · Topic
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.
- 118 articles
- 239 companies
- Most covered: Netskope, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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