Software as a Service (SaaS) :
Software as a Service (SaaS) Key Drivers for SaaS Adoption
Cost effectiveness
Easy to deploy/ implement
Common SaaS applications
CRM/ SFA, Finance, BI, BPM, GRC, Sourcing and Procurement, e-Learning,
Collaboration, HRMS
Key Drivers for moving from On-Premise to SaaS
Finding the right mix of applications that can be outsourced or kept in-house
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Inability to obtain the desired ROI and performance levels with traditional solutions
Akamai’s unique global view of SaaS Transaction :
Akamai’s unique global view of SaaS Transaction Akamai-accelerated SaaS transactions increase 10X over the past two years
Reliable and fast application response times boost user satisfaction in 146 countries
Key Challenges for SaaS Companies :
Key Challenges for SaaS Companies Improve Application performance and availability
Lower management and support costs
Expanding into new markets
Ensure security Akamai’s Highly Distributed EdgePlatform
Server deployments in over 3,000 network
locations
Within one network hop of 85%+ of the
world’s Internet users Akamai’s Approach
Cloud Computing :
Cloud Computing Gained significant traction as a ‘Concept’ but not a reality in the Enterprise… yet
Very few Enterprises will build their own cloud due to TCO.
Why is Cloud Computing interesting for Enterprises?
Lowering Capital and Operational Costs
Business Agility and efficiency
Challenges
Ownership of the Cloud
Regulating the Cloud
Security for your mission Critical Applications housed in the Cloud
In Reality only few companies can support a Cloud Computing Environment.
Companies will mix and match the right cloud/ internet technologies depending on factors such as
application design, complexity, business value etc..
What is needed for Cloud Computing to be a reality ? :
What is needed for Cloud Computing to be a reality ? The Internet is still not regulated, robust and safe enough to handle the
coming Cloud Computing offerings.
Important things to look for in a Cloud Computing Service
Security
Compliance
Support
SLA
Location of Data
Global performance
Akamai has already built a business cloud infrastructure that offers SLA’s for SaaS and Application
Acceleration today and will be leveraged by Cloud Computing vendors as they emerge.
Akamai for In-The-Cloud Optimizations :
Akamai for In-The-Cloud Optimizations performance availability security scale/offload