Software as a Service (SAAS) corporations offers enterprises an interesting alternative to classical on-premise IT solutions. Cloud computing enables enterprises a highly mature, scalable and innovative solution with a limited deployment effort. At one level SAAS platforms are an evolution to yesteryears Application Service Providers (ASP).
SaaS solutions can be deployed through various mechanisms and Salesforce AppExchange is an example of a SaaS marketplace which has hundreds of providers offering various solutions across the Salesforce ecosystem. Salesforce AppExchange is a part of the Salesforce ecosystem, which was developed on its Force.com environment.
2. Introduction
Classification of SAAS companies
Benefits of using Salesforce
AppExchange
AppExchange app installation
process
how to develop an app for
Apppexchange
Testing of Application
Conclusions
Content
3. Software as a Service (SAAS) corporations offers enterprises an interesting alternative to classical
on-premise IT solutions. Cloud computing enables enterprises a highly mature, scalable and innovative
solution with a limited deployment effort. At one level SAAS platforms are an evolution to yesteryears
Application Service Providers (ASP).
SaaS solutions can be deployed through various mechanisms and Salesforce AppExchange is an example of
a SaaS marketplace which has hundreds of providers offering various solutions across the Salesforce
ecosystem. Salesforce AppExchange is a part of the Salesforce ecosystem, which was developed on its
Force.com environment
INTRODUCTION
4. Classification of SAAS companies
Self-Service Hybrid Enterprise
Features
Revenue
Audience
Customer
Onboarding
An intuitive,easy to deploy
application. e.g.Evernote.
Typically Freemium, with
revenue driven through
advertisement with minimal
recurring revenue
Initially adopted by end-users
Highly automated self-Service
driven that minimises customer
interaction
Sales Push Driven approach that
generates inbound leads
Initial adopted by mid market
companies where the target
market is department heads and
end users
Low signup fees required with
recurring subscription
Business Function specialized,
standardised web-native app
SaaS application which can be
easily customised but complex
require support.e.g. Salesforc
Signup and recurring fees with
additional cost for customization
Large corporations and target
audience is both end users and IT
function
High connect driven sales with
somewhat customized contracts
7. establish a partnership org.
planning the underlying application
bundles
Spin up a Partner
Development Org
joining the framework
undertake a security audit
how to develop an app for Apppexchange
9. Conclusion
Competition in the SaaS market is increasing rapidly and SaaS
marketplaces play an important role in creating standards for
assessing SaaS solutions. Platforms like Salesforce
Appexchange can enable corporations manage SaaS
contracts in a better way and help them rreduce risks.
Right now cloud technology stack is extremely varied, with
varied degrees of interoperability, as time evolves this will
undergo a change and an accepted classification for SaaS
platforms will emerge. Finally, SaaS solution providers must
also evaluate user response to different pricing to evaluate if
the choice of offering there solutions through a marketplaces
justifies the investment
that they make in deployment and development cost.
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