Comments on: Disks Aren’t SaaS: How to Value On-demand Peripherals http://gigaom.com/2008/06/12/disks-arent-saas-how-to-value-on-demand-peripherals/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mike Threlfall http://gigaom.com/2008/06/12/disks-arent-saas-how-to-value-on-demand-peripherals/#comment-886150 Mike Threlfall Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:55:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13777#comment-886150 <p>I think the model with the storage vendors is not true SaaS unless they offer some form of service on top - after all this is the service piece surely. I wouldn't categorise Jungle as SaaS. I've been using a pre-launch site called SMEStorage (www.smestorage.com). These guys are acutally using the cloud themselves (Amazon S3) to build there service platform on top of to provide services such as collaboration, which has security permissions, ability to form groups etc.</p> <p>These services are only going to get better and better</p> I think the model with the storage vendors is not true SaaS unless they offer some form of service on top – after all this is the service piece surely. I wouldn’t categorise Jungle as SaaS. I’ve been using a pre-launch site called SMEStorage (www.smestorage.com). These guys are acutally using the cloud themselves (Amazon S3) to build there service platform on top of to provide services such as collaboration, which has security permissions, ability to form groups etc.

These services are only going to get better and better

]]> By: Darren http://gigaom.com/2008/06/12/disks-arent-saas-how-to-value-on-demand-peripherals/#comment-883529 Darren Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:25:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13777#comment-883529 <p>I always thought of SaaS as an application that once required an install on the users' computer but now is delivered through the internet. So in other words, it's an online application that replaces client/server or just client software.</p> <p>If Box.net is truly collaboration software, then I would say "why not?"</p> I always thought of SaaS as an application that once required an install on the users’ computer but now is delivered through the internet. So in other words, it’s an online application that replaces client/server or just client software.

If Box.net is truly collaboration software, then I would say “why not?”

]]> By: SaaS is in Style | Warrior Point - Latest News on SaaS & Tutorials for On-demand Software http://gigaom.com/2008/06/12/disks-arent-saas-how-to-value-on-demand-peripherals/#comment-883528 SaaS is in Style | Warrior Point - Latest News on SaaS & Tutorials for On-demand Software Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:18:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13777#comment-883528 <p>[...] June 13th @ 2:18 am by Darren There’s a good post on GigaOM talking about the true definition of SaaS. Alistair points [...]</p> [...] June 13th @ 2:18 am by Darren There’s a good post on GigaOM talking about the true definition of SaaS. Alistair points [...]

]]> By: Kendra http://gigaom.com/2008/06/12/disks-arent-saas-how-to-value-on-demand-peripherals/#comment-883471 Kendra Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:15:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13777#comment-883471 <p>At the risk of acknowledging yet another acronym - after a quick huddle, we're happy to say that PaaS is fine by us!</p> <p>In all seriousness, though, this is certainly a grey area. A decent portion of our members have used Box.net as a Sharepoint replacement. So if Sharepoint is considered software, Box.net would be considered SaaS, no? Just another point of view to consider. Thanks!</p> <p>-Kendra from Box.net</p> At the risk of acknowledging yet another acronym – after a quick huddle, we’re happy to say that PaaS is fine by us!

In all seriousness, though, this is certainly a grey area. A decent portion of our members have used Box.net as a Sharepoint replacement. So if Sharepoint is considered software, Box.net would be considered SaaS, no? Just another point of view to consider. Thanks!

-Kendra from Box.net

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