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SaaS Based ERP

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OVER VIEWy CLOUD COMPUTING

y ASP

y SAAS

y SAAS BASED ERP

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SAAS & CLOUD COMPUTINGy Software-as-a-Serviceisabout deliveringapplicationsasaserviceoverthe Internetinapay-as-you-go model

y ThereareSaaS leadersacross multiplecategoriesofapplications,including Customer RelationshipManagement (salesforce.com, Oracle),and manymore

y Researchanalystshad estimated thesizeoftheSaaSmarkettobebetween $12-14 billionby2010.

y Cloud Computing,ontheotherhand,isabout

deliveringbothapplicationsand infrastructureasaservice

y Cloud Computingisgenerallydefined intermsofthreelayers:application,platform,and infrastructure

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CONTD.,y SaaS has evolved to become the application layer of Cloud

Computing

y The platform layer consists of providers such as Force.com,Microsoft Azure, Google App Engine, among others, that

deliver a hosted platform and tools to build, run, andmanage your applications in their cloud environment

y The infrastructure layer consists of providers, includingAmazon Web Services, IBM, Opsource, and others, thatprovide a hosted infrastructure to run and manage any

cloud application you develop in a public or private cloudand pay for it

y The Cloud Computing market is estimated to be anywherefrom $60 billion to $165 billion over the next few years.

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Different Computing Modelsy Utilitycomputing

y Whybuymachineswhenyoucanrentcycles?

y Examples: Amazons EC2,GoGrid, AppNexus

y Platform asaService (PaaS)y Give menice API and takecareoftheimplementation

y Example:Google App Engine

y SoftwareasaService (SaaS)y Justrunitfor me!

y Example:Gmail

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Cloud computing

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Example of Cloud Computing

Servicesy Gmail

y Userscanaccesstheiremail "inthecloud" from any

computerwithabrowserand Internetconnection,regardlessofwhatkind ofhardwareisonthatparticularcomputer

y Theemailsarehosted onGoogle'sand Microsoft'sservers,ratherthanbeingstored locallyontheclientcomputer.

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ASPAnapplication service provider (ASP) isabusinessthatprovidescomputer-based servicestocustomers

overanetwork.Softwareoffered usingan ASP modelisalsosometimescalled On-demand software orsoftware as a service.

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SHIFT FROMASP TO SAASy Thefirstisthatthe ASP modelconcentrated onproviding

anorganizationwiththeabilityto movecertainapplicationprocessing dutiestoathird-partymanaged server

y ASPs

were

not

necessarily

concerne

dabout

provi

ding

shared servicesto multipletenants

y Most ASPs did notconsistoftherequired amountofapplicationand business domainknowledgeregardingtheapplicationstheywererunning.

yAnother differencebetweenthe ASPand SaaS approachesisthat most ASP-supported applicationswereimmenseclient-serverprogramswithsimple HTMLWebinterfaces.

y SaaS solutionstodayare designed specificallyfortheWebenvironment,whichimprovesusabilityand manageability.

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SAASy StandsforSoftware As AService

y SaaSreferstosoftwarethatisaccessedviaaweb

browserand ispaid onasubscriptionbasisyAnon-demand softwareand isanew modelfor

deployingbusinessservices,thatrequirestheproviderto makeaccesstothefunctionalityavailabletypically

throughabrowsers

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SaaS

cloud modely Inthesoftware-as-a-servicecloud model,thevendorsuppliesthehardwareinfrastructure,thesoftwareproductand interactswiththeuserthroughafront-end

portaly SaaSisaverybroad market

y ServicescanbeanythingfromWeb-based emailtoinventorycontroland databaseprocessing

y Becausetheserviceproviderhostsboththeapplicationand the data,theend userisfreetousetheservicefromanywhere.

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Important characteristics ofSaaS

ThetwoimportantcharacteristicsofSaaSare:

y NetworkandWeb-based accesstocommercial

softwarecomputingserviceswheretheprocessingisdoneonathird-partyserver,ratherthanateachcustomer'slocation

yAtenant-based pricing modelforhardware,software,

administrationand consultingservices

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Quality of SAAS Highest LevelofSecurity

Performance Excellence

Highavaibility Automaticupdates

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Highest Level of Security

Securityisvitalforallorganizations. Indeed,failures mayhave disastrouseffectsuponacompanyand itscustomers.SAASensurescustomer dataprotectionthroughphysicalsecurity, dataencryption,userauthenticationand

applicationsecurity,amongstothers.

Performance ExcellenceSAASguaranteeaveryhighperformancelevel, forserving

Webpages,orfor massprocessing.

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High avaibility

SAAS ensuresnewnetworkserversand hardwaretoensurethehighestlevelofavailabilityand QualityofServiceforourcustomers.

Automatic updatesA majoradvantageofthe Refineplatform: RefinecustomersarealwaysworkingwiththelatestversionofSAAS. Thus,thewholecommunitybenefitsfrom thelatestinnovationsoffered byourproduct developmentteam.

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How do companies make use of

SaaS?y Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

y Collaboration

y Accounting

y Document management

y Project management

y Enterprise ResourcePlanning (ERP)

y Marketing

y Human Resource Management

y eCommerce

y Messaging

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Choosing the right SaaSThefollowingfactors mustbeconsideredwhilechoosing

aSaaSy CriticalityoftheSaaS solution

y Risk mitigation

y Scaleto meetinternationalbusinessneeds

y Securityand privacycapabilities

y Easeofintegration

y Demand proven

y ConsistentSLAcompliance

y SaaS vendorviability

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Saas problems

y Securityconcernsaboutstoring ERP dataonaservice-providersitewhereit maybeco-mingledwith

competitors' datay ShortageofERPofferingsinspecificindustry

segments

y Lackofproductflexibilityintermsofservingauser

company'sbusinessprocessesy IT'sfearoflettinggoofanapplication'sreins

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TOP 5 VENDORS OF SAAS1. Name: Salesforce.com

Location: SanFrancisco2.Name: NetSuite

Location: San Mateo, Calif.3.Name: SuccessFactors

Location: San Mateo, Calif.

4.

Name: Adobe SystemsLocation: SanJose, Calif.5.Name: Axentis

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

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Industry segment served by SaaS

y CRM (Customer Relationship Management)

y Collaboration Applications

y Securityy HR

Example:

-RelianceData Centre(a divisionofRelianceCommunications)

-Infosys Technologies(Cloud based Solutionfor AutoSector)

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ERP Software Customer Market

Segmentsy Used insmallbusiness market, mid-marketand

enterprisebased onfollowingcriteria

-Annualrevenues-Staff, IT staffing

-PropensitytouseSaaS

-SaaSobjectives

-SaaSbuycriteria

-Customizationpreferences:

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Contd.-Softwareanalysts

-publishers

-Value Added Resellers (VARs)-consultingorganizations

-systemsintegrators

-industrymediaorganizations

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SaaS market sizey Theinterestingtrend istheirprojectionsforSaaS,

thereisa massivegrowth.Thetotalglobal marketsizein 2011 is $21.2 billionand isprojected togrowto 92.8 billionin 2016.

y Now morecompanieslikeGoogleapps,Salesforce,Netsuite,email marketingplatformsandhundreds morecloud servicesthataresoldwith

theSaaS distribution model.y Forrester Researchhasreleased research report

thattheypredictthattheglobalcloud computingmarketwillgofrom $40.7 billionin 2011 to $241

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REASONS WHYSAAS IS

CONSIDERED IMPORTANT NOWy Newgenerationsofworkers

y Internationaloutsourcingiseasierand moreaccessible

thanevery Newsoftwareproductscanbelaunched morequickly,

withlessstart-upcapital

y Dataisbecoming moreimportantthanthesoftware

itselfy Synchronizationcanonlyhappenifworkis done

throughashared third-partyservice

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Contd.,y Organizationssplitupacross manyremotelocations

y IT budgetsareshrinking,whilestorageand processing

requirementsarerisingy Cloud serviceprovidersinvest moreinsecurityand

highavailabilitythantheaveragecompanywould beableto doin-house

y Operatingsystems dont matter. BecauseSaaSapplicationsallworkthroughaclient,emulatororwebbrowser,youcanusethesamesoftwareona Mac,PCor Linux machine

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BENEFITS OF SAAS

Forthe Consumer:

y Noclient/serversoftwareinstallation or maintenance

y Shorter deploymenttimey Globalavailability

y Service Level Agreement (SLA)adherence

y Constant,Smaller,Upgrades

y Ease Your Internal IT Pains

y Redistribute IT Budget

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Contd.,FortheProvider:

yAggregateoperatingenvironment

y Predictable RevenueStreamy PredictableGrowth

y Focus OnSmallerUpgrades Instead ofMonsterPatchRollouts

y Sales Becomes Customer Relationship Management

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Benefits of SaaS as ERP

y Afastertimetovalue

y Minimaltozerocapitaloutlays

y Minimaloperationaland maintenancecosts

y Fewerrequired IT resources (bothonthefrontend and thebackend)

y Easierimplementationand integration

y Remote Accessibility

y EasyExpansiony Security

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Thank You

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