Forrester Research analyzes the benefits of SaaS for enterprises

There is a small doubtful fact about the short term cost advantages to software-as-a-service. Now, Forrester Research has proved that there are long term benefits as well. In a paper called “The ROI of Software-As-A-Service: A Total Industrial Impact research Uncovers Long term worth in SaaS,” Liz Herbert and Jon Erickson revealed that a long-term value exists.
They exclaimed that primarily based on the growing size of deployments and the bias for users to view SaaS more strategically than they'd originally, “SaaS has grown way beyond its early roots of popularity” in applications like human resources and CRM and has gained acknowledgment in a variety of business and IT applications. To figure out when SaaS should be adopted for a specific solution, Forrester has developed a Total Business Impact model that examines the advantages, cost (hard costs and resources) and hazards of deployment.

Software Performance Assurance announces its expansion in SaaS testing

Plano, TX August 10, 2010 - SPA, a specialist supplier of software testing services, today made an announcement about plans to grow its SaaS testing/cloud application testing offering to supply larger worth to its clients who provide SaaS solutions. SPA integrates measurable and repeatable processes, patent protected technology, and highly able consultants to supply its clients an end-to-end SaaS testing solution including functional testing, security testing, performance testing, scalability testing and test automation. The aim is to cut the time, cost, and overall risk linked with testing and checking SaaS programs.