Microsoft on Software as a Service

Ideas by Jevon @ 8:53 pm

“Software as a Service (SaaS) has the potential to transform the way
information-technology (IT) departments relate to and even think about
their role as providers of computing services to the rest of the
enterprise. The emergence of SaaS as an effective software-delivery
mechanism creates an opportunity for IT departments to change their
focus from deploying and supporting applications to managing the
services that those applications provide. A successful service-centric
IT, in turn, directly produces more value for the business by providing
services that draw from both internal and external sources and align
closely with business goals.”

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/architecture/aa905332.aspx