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[itroundtable] Fwd: Cloud computing: Simply SaaS renamed?

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November 02, 2009

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Cloud computing: Simply SaaS renamed?
Is cloud computing just a renaming of SaaS (software as a service) in today's buzzword-prone IT landscape? After all, both involve accessing applications over the Internet, with those applications generally residing on third-party servers.
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