Data engineering and IT

Software as a service (SaaS)

  • Data engineering and IT

Definition

Software people use over the internet on a subscription, instead of installing and maintaining it themselves.

Also called

SaaS, Software as a service

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Why it matters

It reduces the need to install and maintain software in-house.

Where it is used

Software purchasing, IT budgets and vendor contracts.