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Vendor Solution/Product

SalesForce Force

Google Google App Engine, Google Apps

GigaSpaces Cloudify

Microsoft Windows Azure

VMware and EMC corporation Cloud Foundry (part of Pivotal)

OrangeScape OrangeScape Studio, Visual PaaS

ServiceNow Cloud computing

IT service management

Software as a Service (SaaS)

SaaS offers on-demand applications or services accessible through a thin client such as a
web browser. The consumer has no management or control of the infrastructure as well as
no control over the application's management and capabilities. SaaS providers were previ-
ously known as application service providers (ASPs). SaaS is an efficient delivery model for
key business applications. These include customer relationship management (CRM), enter-
prise resource planning (ERP), human resources (HR), and payroll applications. Table 12.3
shows most popular SaaS vendors and the products they offer.

TABLE 12.3 SaaS vendors and their solutions

Vendor Solution/Product

Abiquo anyCloud

Akamai Akamai SaaS

AppDynamics Range of application performance management products

Cloud9 Cloud9 Analytics

NetSuite Range of SaaS products: finance, accounting, CRM, inventory, and

e-commerce software applications