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OpenSaaS was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 17 September 2018 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Software as a service. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

SaaS data escrow was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 24 April 2011 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Software as a service. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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I agree with you that SaaS is obviously connection dependant [sp. dependent] , and the inherent risks that lie within that fact. However, more and more companies are becoming very web-oriented. The jobs that are part of this web-oriented structure can easily be identified as: Those who get to go home for the day, because the ISP is down. And currently, there are a lot of those already.

Currently, ISP's do not provide companies with that ultra-high-speed pipe, but as SaaS increases in popularity, so will the understanding of ISP's to these companies.

I don't agree with you on your third point. With respect to WrappedApps.com 's solution, only the applications themselves are hosted on the SaaS providers' servers, not data. And if data must be stored remotely, then most certainly a compan's IT legal experts would not sign a contract with any 'held-hostage' data clauses. As well, if a company can't afford to pay the fees for their employees to use the software, then there are some serious problems with that company, as SaaS should be more economical than buying high-cost multi-user licenses.

Characterization of ASP is completely off

The History section compares SaaS with ASP, but all points about ASP (managing and hosting third-party software, installation of software on users' personal computers, and maintaining a separate instance of the application for each business) are pretty much completely wrong. And with that, the difference between ASP and SaaS just about goes away. The term ASP came into disrepute after the dot-com crash, but it's just about the same as SaaS. The Techtarget article quoted as the only source for this paragraph actually says as much, so not even the citation is correct.

Question:Do all On-Demand services come under the definition of SaaS?

Edit request

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Please replace the content of the article with User:Buidhe paid/SaaS. My revised version of the article is an overhaul according to recent, reliable sources. New sections were added explaining SaaS development and legal issues, as well as how SaaS products are built on top of other cloud computing services. The sections about adoption, architecture, and revenue models were rewritten and expanded. I also uploaded and added freely licensed diagrams to help explain the topic. Problems with unsourced content were resolved. Thanks in advance, Buidhe paid (talk) 22:44, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

LilianaUwU would you consider this request? Thank you, Buidhe paid (talk) 22:45, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why me of all people, but

Done. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 23:16, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki99 summary

Summary of changes as a result of the Wiki99 project (before, after, diff):

Complete rewrite according to recent, reliable sources
Fix unsourced content issues
Add sections about SaaS development and legal issues, as well as how SaaS products are built on top of other cloud computing services
Rewrite and expand sections about SaaS architecture, adoption, and revenue models
Add diagrams for enhanced reader understanding

Future steps for other editors to consider:

Improve the coverage to be even more comprehensive
Update the article in response to future developments

Buidhe paid (talk) 23:24, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]