SaaS
Develop and sell your software as a service on Windows Azure
By 2012, 80% of Fortune 1000 enterprises will be using some form of software-as-a-service. Delivering software-as-a-service to thousands of customers is challenging. You need a comprehensive platform with familiar tools and productive frameworks to get to market faster. You need to customize your software quickly, deploy it and then iterate with great customer service. Your software needs to be resilient and elastically scale as you add customers.
Windows Azure is an enterprise-grade cloud platform that lets you build and deliver software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to thousands of customers, supported by the largest partner ecosystem on the planet.
Using Windows Azure as your SaaS application platform will enable you to innovate quickly and respond to changing customer needs. Grow your business through an application marketplace that reduces the costs of finding, provisioning and billing new customers. Scale your applications so they remain reliable, resilient and cost effective as your customer base grows. Expand your business internationally with built-in commerce capabilities.
Read this Business Overview Whitepaper to learn more.
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Technical Whitepaper to get a broad understanding of programming on Windows Azure.
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Compute
Windows Azure delivers infinite scale so you can meet the increasing demands of your business.
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Storage
Windows Azure provides support for all types of data with built-in resiliency and scalability. Once you hit it big, going global is easy when using the content delivery network.
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Database Management
Take advantage of a world-class database using SQL Azure including rich business intelligence capabilities.
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Multitenancy
Building multi-tenant applications requires new development architectures. Challenges such as customer onboarding, customized application instances and billing are critical to building successful SaaS apps. Here are some resources to help:
Cloud SaaS P&P Guidance Fabrikam Shipping
Marketplace
Build rich SAAS applications with data and services from the Windows Azure Marketplace. Sell your applications in 26 countries with support for local currencies and tax handling. Quickly configure subscription pricing and securely bill your customers using Microsoft’s world-class billing infrastructure.
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