出版社: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 副标题: A Primer on Technology and Business Strategy 出版年: 2017-9-20 页数: 320 定价: GBP 15.99 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9781976182198
Traditionally, you’d buy apps like MS Word and store files on your own laptop. It’s like owning a car: you’d get full control but full responsibility as well. If your hard drive broke or if you lost your laptop, you’d be out of luck, much like you’d be in trouble if your care goes bust or gets stolen. And you’d pay a flat fee no matter how much you use… So even if your laptop gets run over by a truck, you can borrow anyone’s computer, login, and access your files like nothing even happened. And you only pay for as much as you need: Google Drive gives your 15GB of storage for free, and you can pay a few extra bucks for more space. In short, it’s like Uber: access your stuff anywhere, own nothing, and pay for only what you need.
To go back to the analogy, cloud computing is like Uber for … (查看原文)
SaaS stands for software-as-a-service, which is a business model where customers buy subscription for software to be delivered over the internet. Many times SaaS apps run online, but not always – recall that, even with the subscription model, the PS app still runs on your own machine.
What do all these SaaS apps have in common? You can access all these apps through a web browser, and all your data is stored on other companies’ servers. In other words, SaaS is just another name for apps that run in the cloud. (查看原文)
很有趣，适合想了解一些科技公司产品的人阅读。“ We genuinely believe that everyone can — and should! — understand the fundamentals of technology, and we want to help make that happen. ”
