On the Mark: SaaS vs. S+S
By Mark Hall (Computerworld)
Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer, complains about the hype around software as a service (SaaS), likening it to other trends that target IT but fizzle. "We've seen that movie before," he grumbles.
But that's SaaS. S+S is a different story. During a day-long briefing at Microsoft headquarters here on "software + services" (the local parlance for SaaS), Tim O'Brien, senior director of platform strategy, acknowledged that "this business is huge." And even Turner says, "We're going to lead in this area."
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