Transforming Your Software Product Into a Service

Overview

This white paper highlights many of the key issues associated with moving to the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, including the potential need for fundamental changes to your business model, software architecture, and operational structure. The paper explores these topics and more:

• The differences between single- and multiple-instance applications
• Modifying single-instance Web applications to support multiple tenants
• How to drive down costs by moving to open source databases
• Functionality and performance concerns
• Using Web services, the SOAP protocol, and WSDL for data transfer and integration