What is an example of an SaaS offering?

A.
Microsoft Azure

B.
Google App Engine

C.
EMC Mozy

D.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

Explanation:
Software-as-a-Service

The capability provided to the consumer is to use the provider’s applications running on a cloud
infrastructure. The applications are accessible from various client devices through either a thin
client interface, such as a web browser (example, web-based e-mail), or a program interface. The
consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure including network,
servers, operating systems, storage, or even individual application capabilities, with the possible
exception of limited user-specific application configuration settings.
In a SaaS model, applications, such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM), e-mail, and
Instant Messaging (IM), are offered as a service by the cloud service providers. The cloud service
providers exclusively manage the required computing infrastructure and software to support these
services. The consumers may be allowed to change a few application configuration settings to
customize the applications.
EMC Mozy is an example of Software-as-a-Service. Consumers can leverage the Mozy console to
perform automatic, secured, online backup and recovery of their data with ease.
Salesforce.com is a provider of SaaS-based CRM applications, such as Sales Cloud and Service
Cloud.
EMC E10-001 Student Resource Guide. Module 13: Cloud Computing