Software as a Service (SaaS)

(Noun) The capability provided to the consumer to use the provider’s applications running on a cloud infrastructure.

Description: The applications are accessible from various client devices through either a thin client interface, such as a web browser (e.g., web-based email), or a program interface. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure including network, servers, Operating Systems (OSs), storage, or even individual application capabilities, with the possible exception of limited user-specific application configuration settings; see Section 6.1.2.3, “Cloud Services” for additional context.

Original Source: NIST: Software as a Service (SaaS) (retrieved April 30, 2022)

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Reference: Section 6.1.2.3, “Cloud Services” in the Digital Practitioner Body of Knowledge™ Standard (also known as the DPBoK™ Standard), a standard of The Open Group (C196), January 2020, published by The Open Group