The document discusses Software as a Service (SaaS) and its benefits over traditional on-premise software. SaaS provides software applications as an online service that users can access through a web browser. Key benefits include lower upfront costs, easier implementation and maintenance, continuous updates, and disaster recovery built-in. While SaaS gives users less control over systems, it offers a predictable subscription-based pricing model and shifts responsibility for software and infrastructure to the provider. The document explores why IT professionals should consider adopting the SaaS model.

1. SaaS
A Closer Look at
Software as a Service

2. We Are…
 LawTech Partners
 Orlando-Based Consulting Firm
 Specialize in Legal
 Netdocuments Channel Partner

3. We Are…
 Leader In Saas Content Management
 Offer Web-centric, Software-as-a-service
(Saas) Document, Email And Records
Management Services, Including Extranet
Services
 Customers: Legal, Financials, Real
Estate, Sales, And Healthcare Industries

4. SaaS
Software as a Service
A software delivery method that provides
access to software and it functions
remotely as a web-based service.

5. The Emergence of the SaaS Model
1. Advent Of The Asps 1990’s
2. The Problem (Other Than
Venture Capital) – Tried To
Be All Things!
3. Lost Economies Of Scale
Necessary For Cost
Effectiveness
4. Technology Not Ready
5. Reliability Suffered

6. Why do IT professionals
need to consider the SaaS
model?
1. We’ve Come A Long Way Baby
2. SaaS Business Model Makes Business Sense
3. IT Professionals Need To Continue To Align
Technology With Business Goals And
Objectives
Strong Momentum for On-Demand

7. Why do IT professionals
need to consider the SaaS
model?
SaaS Market Penetration 2006
SaaS Traditional
By 2006 , it was report
by Gartner that SaaS
had a 25-40% 25%
penetration of $220
Billion Software
75%
industry.
Strong Momentum for On-Demand

8. Why do IT professionals
need to consider the SaaS
model?
Further, Gartner SaaS Market Penetration 2006
predicted the SaaS Traditional
worldwide SaaS
market which had
reached $6.3 billion 25%
in 2006 would grow
to $19.3 billion by 75%
year-end 2011.
Strong Momentum for On-Demand

9. Why do IT professionals
need to consider the SaaS
model?
• Of 850 Enterprise Customers 74% Were Favorably
Disposed To Adopting SaaS Platforms
• Innovation In The Software Industry On The Rise Is
Driving Two Software Trends - SaaS & SOA
• Accelerated Adoption Of Subscription And On-
demand Purchasing Models
• Momentum Driven By SMB Customers
McKinsey & Company Enterprise
Software Customer Survey 2008
Strong Momentum for On-Demand

10. Why do IT professionals
need to consider the SaaS
model?
• Harsh Economic Climate Will Accelerate Growth
• Buyer Will Opt For Easy-to-use Subscription Services
That Meter Usage
• Increased Its SaaS Growth Projection For 2009 From
36% Growth To 40.5% Over 2008 Figures
• By End Of 2009 76% Of US Org. Will Use At Least
One SaaS-deliver Application For Business Use.
IDC 2009
Strong Momentum for On-Demand

11. How Does SaaS Differ From ASP?
ASP SaaS
1. Resold Legacy 1. Net-Native
Applications Applications
2. Retained 2. Pay-As-You-Go
Perpetual Subscription
Licenses Model
3. Remained 3. Functionality |
Inflexible Universality
4. Single Tenant 4. Multi-Tenant

12. Usability
Manageability Cost
•Search
•Remote Access •Software
•Upgrades •PDA Integration •Hardware
•Integration •Single Sign-on •Disaster Recovery
•Reconstruction •User Interface •Capital Budget
•Business Continuity •Compliance •Predictability
•Optimization •Labor
•Backup Hardware
•DB Servers
• App Servers
Software •Operating Systems
•Network
•Database •Storage
•Client Software
•Application Software
•Maint Fees
Tired Tech
•Support
The Tale of The

13. What SaaS means to you…
 Lower cash outlays and TCO
 Better use of internal resources
 Ease of implementation
 Reduced technology investment risk
 Continuous support & seamless upgrades
 Full application lifecycle involvement
 New functionality and improved performance
 Shared risks and single-source accountability
 Inherent disaster recovery

14. • If It’s Bad, It’s Really, Really Bad!
• No Direct Control Over Systems
• Must Be Carefully Vetted In
Terms Of Security, Hosting
Operation And Web Services
• Post Sarbanes-Oxley &
Compliance – Ability To Certify
Integrity Of Financial Systems
And Data
• Not Good For Highly Customized
Needs
• Integration Issues
The Downside

15. 1. Are you a true SaaS provider – meaning multi-
tenant. Are all customers running the same
version using shared hardware?
2. What has been average outage time?
3. How often is new software released?
4. How much domain experience do you have as
an SaaS provider?
5. Did you start as a SaaS company?
6. Do you offer a free trial?
7. How much customization is needed?
8. How much customization is possible?
9. How does your application scale?
10.How will you keep my content and data safe?

17. Benefits
One Service Infrastructure
Document Email
Management Management • One Repository
System System • One Search Engine
• One Ethical Wall
Image Electronic Records • One User Interface
Management Content Management • One Admin Framework
System System
Services • One Foldering System
• One Profile Structure
Knowledge Extranet
Management Management • One Retention Policy
System System • One Security System
• One Matter Centricity
• One Compliance Enforcement
The Power of One

18. SaaS Architecture
DR Primary
Datacenter Datacenter
data replication
on-site
Internet backup
(optional)
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Local
Echo Document
Service