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SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service can be seen from two different perspectives. In terms of business model it applies to a rental model where the customer pays a regular fee for the use of the software as opposed to the traditional model where there’s the need for an upfront one-time investment for the license and optional periodic license upgrades.
From a technology perspective it usually refers to systems or solutions where there’s no need to install an application on your own PC or server, you simply access that application via the Internet, using a web browser. When we refer to Ubisign.com as being an SaaS, we are joining both perspectives.
SaaS versus Self-host
Ubisign, the company behind Ubisign.com provides solutions for both options. Nevertheless we strongly believe that most business scenarios will benefit the most when using our SaaS offer. Let us show you why, by looking at some of the major concerns around SaaS.
Internet dependency – When it comes to depend on internet connection to move content and playlists around, in most cases there’s really no handicap of the SaaS model, since most self-hosted solutions also use the internet to move content out to players. On the other hand, professional SaaS solutions like Ubisign.com, are hosted at professional data centers with high redundancy equipment and internet links as well as permanent support, while most self-hosted networks can’t afford to take these costly precautions. Nowadays only a few networks rely on private links to communicate and if that’s your case than SaaS is probably not the right model for you.
Security – As stated before regarding the internet dependency issue, most SaaS solutions including Ubisign.com are hosted at professional datacenters with permanent and highly skilled personnel that constantly monitor the service. This is only possible because such cost is divided between all our customers and this is very hard to achieve in private self-hosted scenarios.
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