Software as a Service (SaaS) provides end users with the ability to use software applications without the upfront investment in hardware and licensing and without the ongoing maintenance issues associated with maintaining a 24x7 service.

Parallels virtualization and automation solutions enable service providers and ISVs to deliver web applications, multi-tenant applications, and traditional single instance applications without significant integration or development. The APS standard allows ISVs to package their application for use by millions of business customers who utilize an APS compliant control panel.

Parallels Solution

Parallels automates application ordering, deployment, and management to improve delivery and reduce the cost of providing services. Using the Parallels SaaS platform, service providers can offer many types of applications:

• Web applications (multiple applications deployed into a single web space)
• Traditional applications (single instance of an application deployed on a server)
• Multi-tenant applications (multiple users simultaneously access a single application)

Parallels's SaaS solution provides different delivery options for the types of applications listed above. Web applications are deployed in the Shared Hosting platform and are managed by either Parallels System Automation or Plesk, while traditional applications are deployed in a Virtuozzo virtual environment.

Learn more at: www.parallels.com/saas.

Bright Ideas

Create different SaaS bundles for different customers. More technical users may want to purchase a VPS and deploy applications, while business oriented users may want to deploy a fixed number of seats of an application without concern for the back-end infrastructure.