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Platform as a service: Is it time to switch?
Author(s) -
Fanning Kurt,
Centers David P.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of corporate accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0053
pISSN - 1044-8136
DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.21779
Subject(s) - software as a service , cloud computing , service (business) , computer science , software , procurement , the internet , software engineering , world wide web , operating system , computer security , business , software development , marketing
Software as a service (SaaS)—or, as it is commonly called, cloud computing—is becoming the current choice for software procurement. With cloud computing, computer services are typically provided to users over the Internet—instead of using software products on one's own PC. Companies are now also looking to switch to a similar service, called platform as a service (PaaS). This article explains what PaaS is, and the pros and cons of adopting its use. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.