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Software-as-a-Service Models Are Here to Stay
Continued from page 55 Changing the Landscape SaaS systems are more important than
ever, especially when going in-depth in man- ufacturing with more employees working remotely who need access to machine moni- toring systems without being at the produc- tion site. Companies like SAP are providing
remote details and support companies that gather data and provide software to inte- grate the IoT data into plant management programs are need- ed more than ever.
Xometry is an example of a
company not specific to the SaaS world, but one that has neverthe- less used SaaS to transform the manufacturing landscape. The company turned the process of quoting upside down by develop- ing software that allows providers of manufacturing services to con- nect with customers who need their services and vice versa. AWS has been a host to major
companies for a long time, offering computing, storage, analysis, and processing services. The company found a way to monetize its excess capacity by offering it to other cor- porate partners. One of its largest and most
lucrative deals has been with Netflix. Netflix uses AWS to host its media. With the volume of users and content, Netflix would crash constantly if it hosted all of its material in-house. Instead, when a user clicks a video, the media host software is engaged and pulls the stream from servers based elsewhere. This also allows Netflix to use enormous amounts of data to analyze viewers’ pat- terns of behavior.
Pros and Cons SaaS, like anything, has both
pros and cons. This kind of service can be expensive, some providers will charge hidden fees for upgrad- ing or expanding. The lack of own- ership of the platform makes it rather like leasing a vehicle instead of owning it. This enables the software provider to count on sustainable and consistent sub- scription payments, improving its
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