More than a decade ago, the model for innovative enterprise computing was extending ERP applications onto the web browser. The next generation of thought added composite applications running on a services oriented architecture (SOA). Some traditional vendors offered hosted but licensed applications with an Internet connection. But around the turn of the new century, software as a service (SaaS) by subscription was born.
SaaS popularity grew quickly because of the advantages when compared: SaaS vs. ERP. As CIOs have experienced SaaS success, more organizations have moved to deliver intuitive applications that behave like familiar Internet applications. Enterprise SaaS delivered results and joined the family of cloud technologies as proven elders.
With self-service integration to other systems of record and associated applications, moving processes up in the cloud need not be an all or nothing approach as described in Cloud computing: How to decide ‘when to cloud’.
Delivering Web 2.0 applications for the enterprise has sparked creativity in development exactly where usability and adoption are most needed: HR. With the door open for innovations like Taleos Talent Grid, more people want to use these solutions and companies can more easily connect because the platform is the service.
SaaS in the cloud has delivered bottom line results. Thats why we believe it will become the dominant model for the future because when the solution is a service, everyone wins.
