Three-quarters of organisations believe that server virtualisation will drive
adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS), according to new research released
today by web hosting firm Hostway.
Over 60 per cent of respondents said that they plan to adopt SaaS in some
form over the next five years, and 45 per cent believe that the technology had
not taken off until recently because of the lack of available virtualisation
technologies.
Prior to server virtualisation, SaaS providers found it difficult reliably to
offer software on demand, according to Hostway.
"Without virtualisation the business model for SaaS would not be viable,"
said Hostway director Neil Barton.
"The business model for SaaS means you need to get a high level of
utilisation from the servers that the applications in the cloud sit on.
Virtualisation enables this.
"The message to application vendors is that you need to either SaaS-enable
your applications yourself, or partner with people who can allow your
applications to be offered as a service."
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