SMART Consultants Cloud-Based SaaS Feasibility Study

Cloud computing has recently attracted the attention and imagination of the industry and the IT community. The general atmosphere of positive analysis is developed mainly on the possibility of cloud computing and the future. "In May 2008, Merrill Lynch ... estimated that the cost advantage of cloud computing would be three to five times more than commercial applications, five times more than consumer applications" (Slabeva 2010, 47). According to IDC forecasts, between 2008 and 2012, cloud-related service spending has nearly tripled to $ 4.2 billion (Slabeva 2010).

SaaS applications are already mainstream in the cloud computing field and are growing rapidly. According to a recent survey by a major network Cisco, 45% of the cloud implementation is based on SaaS. IaaS figures are 42%, PaaS is 13%. By 2019, these figures are 59% (SaaS), 28% (IaaS) and 11% (PaaS). For most business leaders, "migrating their IT to the cloud" means migrating existing applications to servers in super-global data centers. Microsoft, Amazon, or Google). However, the application itself was the same, originally developed for the Internet age.

WHMS needs to be built on software designed for modern business. In other words, you can integrate cloud-based SaaS software with other key SaaS based corporate finance and HR software systems, such as payroll systems and HRIS. The traditional Medicare carrier system was designed and developed in the era when cloud-based software does not exist and does not require integration with other enterprise cloud systems. Effective WHMS requires a true consumer-level user experience in order for people covered by employer's health insurance system to participate in the necessary effectiveness to promote change in behavior. This means providing world-class native mobile, web, and telephony features that provide clear understanding and confidence when navigating health care alternatives.

Cloud-based or native-based applications are designed and deployed for cloud environments. These applications are hosted on a true cloud infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services and can be used as Software as a Service (SaaS). The cloud hosting environment is usually "on-premise" software hosted on a dedicated server managed by vendors on behalf of customers. These are remotely available on-premise applications. In contrast to cloud-based applications, cloud hosted applications are often not designed to be hosted as multi-tenant instances and have several challenges.