87Cloud Service Models
2. Web access: SaaS services provide web access to the software. It allows
the end user to access the application from any location if the device
is connected to the Internet.
3. Centralized management: Since SaaS services are hosted and man-
aged from the central location, management of the SaaS applica-
tion becomes easier. Normally, the SaaS providers will perform the
automatic updates that ensure that each tenant is accessing the most
recent version of the application without any user-side updates.
4. Multidevice support: SaaS services can be accessed from any end user
devices such as desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and thin
clients.
5. Better scalability: Since most of the SaaS services leverage PaaS and ...