October 4, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS - http://www.savvis.net), a provider of IT infrastructure services for business applications, is preparing a service for independent software vendors (ISVs) that will cater for the growing demand in service-based licensing and delivery models, it was announced recently. According to the company, its new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution will “provide a secure, scalable, global, and function rich hosting platform that will enable fast, economical, and reliable deployment of SaaS applications”.
According to the company, SAVVIS’ SaaS solution offers three service categories that “provide an expanded and highly differentiated suite of SaaS enablement capabilities”. The first, Core Infrastructure Services, is tailored to SaaS vendor needs and include multi-tenancy enablement, application fire-walling, and holistic application-centered service level agreements. The second, Lifecycle Services, “assists ISVs through all the tasks involved in development, integration, delivery and operation of their applications’. Its final service, SAVVIS Marketplace, “creates connectivity and commercial opportunities between SAVVIS customers by lowering integration barriers”.
“Undoubtedly, SaaS has made it easier and more cost-effective to create, distribute and manage software; however, ISVs looking to adopt a SaaS delivery model have to address a number of key challenges to ensure their application is scalable, secure and multi-tenant,” explained Bill McNee, Founder & CEO, Saugatuck Technology, a leading industry research firm covering the SaaS marketplace. “The reality is that successful ISVs and enterprise buyers not only need world-class managed hosting support, but an end-to-end software development ecosystem and cloud-based platform as they “SaaS-ify” their offerings, and create new value for end-users.”
SAVVIS, Inc. bills itself as “a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications” offering an IT services platform spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. The company combines virtualization technology, a global network and multiple data centers, and automated management and provisioning systems.
