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Software as a service (SaaS), or "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.

Software as a service (SaaS), sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," 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.

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What's the difference between an Saas and an API. (SaaS vs Api)

I would like to know what is the difference between a SaaS and an API. I feel like it's somehow the same. So let's say I building a Rails or Flask api can I say that I'm buiding a Rails or Flask SaaS? saas: Software as a Service (SaaS) is a software…
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Web service providing notifications over multiple transports

I want to enable event notifications for my customers. There are many possible ways to send notifications: emails, sms, XMPP/other IM, pre-recorded voice messages over SIP, phone-specific message push services, REST callbacks etc. I don't want to…
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Looking for a .NET BuildServer SaaS

I've a question regarding Build Servers for .NET Projects. Currently I'm using TeamBuild in conjunction w/ TFS 2010 to do automated builds in the .NET world. Some older projects are built using plain old MSBuild scripts. To get rid of the…
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How to run Docker container from Java project?

How to run a docker container from java code? I'm trying to make a SaaS using docker, once the user logs in, I should start a memcached container from java code, this solution doesn't work: Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("docker…
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SAAS and Multi-tenancy in Symfony2?

I've been using Symfony for close to 2 years now, so far, each project I build is deployed specifically for each client (i.e one client, one codebase, one db). Lets say I have a Project Management app that I want to deploy for many clients. Assuming…
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Multi-user Web Application Database Design

I'm working on a web application that will be a hosted, multi-user solution when it is finished. I'm trying to figure out the best way to handle the database design for my app. Specifically, I need to figure out how to handle multiple, separate…
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How to create subdomains for IIS7 programmatically?

I'm writing a SaaS app in C#/ASP.NET, hosted with IIS7. I want to create a personalized subdomain for every customer that signs up, i.e. fred.mydomain.com, bob.mydomain.com, each of which will point to the same app, just with a different skin per…
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What makes it a PaaS not SaaS - or examples

I found some questions here on how to create a SaaS. This much is easy, but what I don't understand is what makes an application a PaaS and not a SaaS. What lines does an application cross before we can start calling it a PaaS (platform as a…
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Validation: Beyond email addresses/Phone numbers

Several years ago I developed a website for a wholesale company that wanted to keep its online catalog (and wholesale pricing) private. Short of manually reviewing each submitted application, I was really stuck on how to accurately accomplish…
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Can I enable HTTP/2 on OpenShift?

Can I enable HTTP/2 for my website hosted on OpenShift? I know you can use CloudFlare as a proxy, then it will provide support for HTTP/2. But I am interested in is the ability to configure precisely my apps on OpenShift.
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Is there a Schema.org type for SaaS or subscriptions?

We sell a Software as a Service with a monthly subscription, I’m trying to figure out if we can provide metadata through Schema.org’s specifications. I have been considering products, but it doesn’t seem to support subscription costs. For products,…
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What production-ready SaaS (recurring billing) solutions are available for Rails?

I am working on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application and I am looking for a billing plugin of some sort that will manage my subscriptions, customers, and recurring billing. There is the RailsKits SaaS kit ($249.00), but I prefer to use open…
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What are good ways to guarantee business continuity with a SaaS product?

For my Bachelor Thesis I am researching how SaaS providers can arrange some sort of business continuity guarantee. You probably know the Source Code Escrow arrangements for 'shrink-wrapped' software. They give customers access to the source code…
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Version control "in the clouds"

I'm a developer who works on both individual and group projects using Microsoft Visual Studio. I could setup one of several different source control packages, such as VSS, SourceGear Vault or SVN on a server of my own and access them remotely;…
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Generating sequential numbers in multi-user saas application

How do people generate auto_incrementing integers for a particular user in a typical saas application? For example, the invoice numbers for all the invoices for a particular user should be auto_incrementing and start from 1. The rails id field can't…
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