Over on ARCast NZ, I've just published a podcast with Gianpaolo Carraro on Software plus Services from an Architecture perspective. The talk covers the following topics plus more:
- What is the difference between "Software plus Services" and "Software as a Service"
- Explore the different audiences of S+S/SaaS: Builders, Hosters and Enterprise Consumers
- Explore the focus of many SaaS providers around purely being web based applications
- How Microsoft technologies aid S+S initiatives
- The significance of SOA to S+S/SaaS
Gianpaolo is the director of Architecture Strategy at Microsoft and focuses on thought leadership and best practices around various architectural trends such as SaaS/S+S and SOA.