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Analysis of the ICT market in the segment of SaaS
Brdjar, Jaroslav ; Pour, Jan (advisor) ; Derfler, Václav (referee)
The aim of this work is to analyze the current market products Software-as-a-Service by analyzing particular suppliers, illustrative examples and introduction of functionality of these solutions. My goal is to show the benefits of using these solutions for the enterprise. I will try to assess the development and direction of this market segment based on analyst reports of leading companies based on customer needs. Full analysis of SaaS is built on theoretical foundations that are necessary to achieve stated objectives. In the other individual parts of this work,there are discussed market shares of SaaS applications, determining and defining placement of SaaS solutions for the overall IT market and provided an overview of the biggest worldwide suppliers of SaaS solutions. There are also defined metrics, criterias and selection of an implementation of SaaS which are described in the last chapter. The benefit of this work is the SaaS market segment analysis, presentation and performance of individual products,its functionality and options. Also there will be showed detailed presentations on specific solutions which are used worldwide.
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Enterprise SaaS application market launch
Koutný, Jiří ; Burkoň, Lukáš (advisor) ; Feuerlicht, Jiří (referee)
The goal of this work is to describe the model for providing software as a service from the perspective of enterprises, compare it with other models of providing software and present potential benefits and risks of this interesting concept. The practical part of this work includes a comprehensive guide of launching the specific SaaS application into the market. At the beginning of the work I try to define the concept of SaaS and describe its historical background. In the main chapter of the theoretical part I compare the key features of SaaS compared to traditional software in the perspective of enterprises and describe its use for specific types of applications. Theoretical part conclusion is a reflection on the future of the SaaS model, including potential problems and impacts on the ICT market. The practical part of my work describes the strategy of launching my own SaaS application called Collabim into the market. The application is used for administration and analyzing activities associated with search engine optimization (SEO). Introduction of the practical part shows the most important functions and tools of Collabim and the environment in which it has been created. Furthermore, it describes the target group, competition analysis, SWOT analysis, marketing strategy, the analysis of costs and revenues and defines the main objectives of the project. Finally I summarize current status of the project, describe the mistakes I made, and schedule all activities that must be done before Collabim market lunch. The full conclusion is devoted to the reflection on the future of the entire project.
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Analyses of potential of Software as a Service model in small and medium enterprises
Pavlů, Pavel ; Basl, Josef (advisor) ; Aubrecht, Štěpán (referee)
This paper analyses potential of Software as a Service (SaaS) model in small and medium enterprises (SME). SaaS model is rapidly expanding trend between software delivery models. The first chapter describes evolution of software delivery models, which peaks in the most recent "Software as a Service" model. It analyses key features of SaaS in qualitative, technological and legal dimensions. The first chapter also mentions assesment methods for IT investments. This chapter introduces basic theoretical framework for next chapters. Next chapter focuses on category of small and medium enterprises. It defines main macroeconomic indicators and organizational specifics of SMEs. This chapter also presents results of research into reasons for and against the use of applications with SaaS model in small and medium enterprises. Last chapter selects the most common software categories used by small and medium enterprises. For each category it analyses and describes current state of the SaaS market. After analysing the market situation, it selects broad range of applications for each category. Using multi-dimensional approach it recommends three products best suited for SMEs. For all categories it maps potential of the three recommended products. These three products are then thoroughly compared with each other using extended set of criteria. The chapter ends with a summary of possibilities offered by these applications to SMEs.
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Transformation of applications into SaaS model
Cvrček, Jaroslav ; Gála, Libor (advisor) ; Kruml, Aleš (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the definition of transformation process of the "appropriate" application into Software as a Service (SaaS) distribution model. For this purpose, it describes the SaaS model and evaluates its pros and cons in four points of view -- developer, distributor, customer and user. Following parts of the model description are an estimation of the future evolution of the SaaS model, the introduction of application SaaS Platforms and the specification of appropriate application for the SaaS model. Next chapter deals with the specifications of the application distributed in the Software as a Service model. These specifications define all needed application properties that have to be implemented in the transformation process. These specifications are for example differentiation of customer data and administration access, configuration and customization, application and data security, business and pricing model, service level agreement etc. The last chapter deals with the formulation of the transformation process of the application into SaaS model. Individual activities of the process are closely described and demonstrated on the preparation of details for the transformation of the web-based application Audit Information Tracker into SaaS model.
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