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Cloud, data & platform systems · Core

Software as a service

Also called: SaaS

ELI5

Software used online rather than installed and managed by each customer.

Used in conversation

“The SaaS model includes hosting and updates.”

Definition

Software hosted by a provider and accessed by customers, usually through a subscription.

Here “Software as a service” means: Software hosted by a provider and accessed by customers, usually through a subscription.

Pitch context

You will see “Software as a service” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches cloud, data & platform systems.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret cloud, data & platform systems without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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