Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or Cloud Computing become an attractive alternative to traditional on-premise deployments. Traditional business applications and platforms are too complicated and expensive. They need a data center, a complex software stack and a team of experts to run them.

These short video’s explains what Cloud Computing is and why it’s faster, lower cost and doesn’t eat up your valuable IT resources.

A Short Introduction from SalesForce (but it could be Microsoft or IBM or any other forward looking Software company that come to mind)
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The following video explains cloud computing. It is produced and presented by Christopher Barnatt, author of ExplainingComputers.com, and Associate Professor of Computing and Future Studies in Nottingham University Business School.

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Businesses around the world of all sizes, in all industries, are migrating in ever-increasing numbers to embrace Software as a Service (SaaS). The economic, security, reliability, and delivery advantages give companies a competitive advantage. By 2011, 25% of new business software will be delivered as a service (Gartner, Inc 2006).

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