Usage of cloud computing technology has increased drastically in the past years. Many enterprises have realized the capabilities and benefits of the cloud computing technology. Further, Software-As-A-Service(SaaS) model is going to see a speedy growth.
SAAS is a process of using a software application which is hosted on cloud managed by a vendor allowing employees to access the application from anywhere and anytime at a low cost.
The concept of SaaS can be very beneficial for small businesses as there is no heavy IT budgets involved or resources required to manage the servers and the whole application. Research states that small companies are making the most of SaaS applications and this continues to the demand of more applications based on Cloud computing technologies.
Increase in the usage of mobiles in India has also added more reasons for the success of SaaS. Many companies are using cloud services on smartphones or tablets for the day to day work functions. Most of the companies who used to work on in-house applications are adopting the new technology too.
Many hosting service providers are considering to improve their sales strategy, deliver and support models to target many SMB companies. Small Businesses are showing interest in applications which can meet their expanding needs with an affordable pay-as-you-go pricing model that would eliminate the high investment at the initial time. Cloud services can serve profitable, cost effective and efficient solutions to SMBs.