The End Of Software - Anibal's Blog

In the last year, I've heard a lot of opinions and noise around SaaS, PaaS, and Cloud Computing. And the marketing is not helping. The original intention of my previous post "A Bird's Eye View of Cloud Computing, SaaS and PaaS" was to visualize THE categories. However, I think there's a general need of simple high-level criteria. What We know "Now everything is on line"......Let's be naive: SaaS = Software Cloud Computing = Hardware PaaS = Software for Developers / Operations We can refer to "cloud computing" as running on line as a general concept. But, talking about hard stuff, a company is providing a software service or a hardware service, so it's SaaS or Cloud Computing. Examples: SuccessFactors vs Amazon EC2. Who Based on these simple concepts, you can know if you need Software or Hardware.  If you are looking for a SaaS, you have to find the right package for your needs (features vs monthly pricing). From SMB packages to full enterprise services. If you are looking for har...