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The biggest hurdle facing enterprises moving to SaaS are security and integration with the enterprise. The blogosphere is rich with reports of how Software as a Service... more »
The biggest hurdle facing enterprises moving to SaaS are security and integration with the enterprise. The blogosphere is rich with reports of how Software as a Service (Saas) and Cloud Computing will transform the face of business. The IT trend of integration vs. software development matures into the next era of adoption, fueled by demands to reduce operating costs and capital expenditures. This is not a surprising (or new) trend, as companies continue to squeeze the most from their IT divisions.


As with any trend, SaaS brings new challenges. Over the last decade, enterprises have steadily tackled the integration of purchased software (Commercial Off the Shelf or COTS) into their technology footprints and have introduced Single-Sign-On (SSO), Role Based Access Control (RBAC), and centralized policy management, not to mention audit and compliance controls for a burgeoning battery of Rules and Regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and PCI. « less

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