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Software as a Service

Software as a Service is a cloud principle. It is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally (typically in the (Internet) cloud) and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.

MS Sharepoint is an example of SaaS.

Source: wikipedia

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Any objective VPS performance tools available?

Because: there are so many variables when it comes to VPS hosting (noisy neighbors, SSD/HD, host server specs, number of VPSes on host, etc...) VPS hosts like to use fluffy specs (vCPU) to sell their products Many virtualization platforms (Xen,…
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DNS setup: CNAME vs wildcard for SaaS

So I'm new to actually caring about how DNS's actually work, as opposed to plugging stuff in and troubleshooting. I have an application that will display different information depending on what domain the user is visiting from. However, I'm not…
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Letting tenants host their own data

We are developing a web app and planning to deploy it in a multi-tenant model. However, some of our potential customers are having a great deal of discomfort with the idea of not having the control for their data. With that concern, we are planning…
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Setting up centralized storage (e.g., NAS/SAN) for a SaaS application

I have a SaaS application running on 6+ servers in HPCloud which creates large amounts of data (GB/TB). Users talk to the application through a RESTful api which replies back with a link to our CDN where they can download their file. My…
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Dedicated server or Cloud Hosting

I just finished the BETA version of my Web SaaS application, it provides more than 15 service to WP users. Programming language : PHP 5 DB : MySQL 5 I used Codeigniter framework. The application run 4 cron jobs every 5 minutes. I'm now confused…
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Distributed Database Services?

I'm working on a database-driven web service with clients in the US and Australia. We're currently hosted in the US, however our Australian clients are experiencing lag. The lag is primarily due to the fact that the pages launch AJAX queries which…
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What db and storage are people using for SaaS OLTP and OLAP offerings

I work for a privately held SaaS company and we are reviewing some of our architectural decisions around database and storage. Knowing that others have gone before us, I am wondering if I might "stand on the shoulders of giants" by hearing what…
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Determine server IP address in SaaS application

I have multiple clients (mobile and web) that need to connect to my application on the cloud using web services. How do I specify the IP address of the server in my client code? Another query is - if I change the server, and go to another cloud…
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restart apache under www-data user in ubuntu

I have a SaaS webapp service, so each time a new client is registered in my registration app, it creates a new subdomain and a new apache virtualhost config file, to enable this configuration I need to restart apache (is running on port 8080), how…
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Any SaaS server monitoring tools around?

I guess the title should say it all. I'm looking for a solution that would allow me monitor my Windows servers (disk space, running services, memory,...) as a SaaS solution. I do not wish to install the monitoring tools myself. Any suggestions?
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Is there any alternative for monitoring software that support for AIops and Serviceops Software?

Actually, I am looking for the best network monitoring tool for the organization. I have tried Splunk,motadata, and Dynatrace but their cost is very high on a yearly and perpetual basis license so Can anyone recommend more alternatives for the same?
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Migrating to Cloud SaaS while keeping user data On-Premise AD

We are in the planning/brainstorming phase of considering migrating to Cloud. We came to an initial conclusion that we don't want a full-cloud solution. We think "initially" it's in our best interest to use Exchange, Lync and SharePoint as SaaS…
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Using subdomains, separate databases, and virtual hosts to scale SAAS

I am building office management software on a LAMP server on a SAAS model. My clients typically have 5-10 thousand customers they are tracking with all of their contact, invoicing, appointment information. I want to keep each clients information in…
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SaaS style CNAMEs with Apache2

So I have a Rails application behind Apache. It is running via Thin, but all of this really doesn't matter. I'm having trouble getting my SaaS style CNAMEs working. Currently I have two different types of accounts, one is paid type…
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Tool for ongoing monitoring of a webserver?

I need to monitor a SaaS by going to a specific URL (is currently done either manually in a browser or by sending an HTTP request programatically in C# ) and if the response is other than HTTP response code 200, send an email and/or sms to…
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