At Knowledge Infusion, we are asked daily about our thoughts regarding Software as a Service. Not just our thoughts, but what it is. In the world of acronym soup, SaaS is one that HR and talent management buyers need to understand.
As stated in many previous blog entries, SaaS is a great technology solution for many organizations but certainly not for everyone.
The world of SaaS continues to get more and more confusing with vendors and implemention firms talking about SaaS even if the application itself is not a true SaaS solution.
While we do education everyday throughout our customer base about what SaaS truly is, who it is for, AND WHAT EVERY COMPANY NEEDS TO DO BEFORE DEPLOYING A SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE HR solution; a new set of acronyms enter the space.
The link below links to a great/funny article about acronyms around "-as a service". A few interesting examples:
Business as a Service - huh?
Ethernet as a Service - hmm
Mashups as a Service - for all of HR, learn what a mashup is here
Whatever as a Service - this one takes the cake
What do you do as a service? Will be interested in seeing responses here.
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