SAP Business ByDesign

摘要

On-demand is a variant of SaaS (Software as a Service) with software which is specifically built for one-to-many hosting. SAP Business ByDesign is one of the most complete and adaptable on-demand business solutions designed to liberate mid size companies from the restrictions of traditional IT based on purely SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture). SAP addresses itself as a hosting vendor to provide on-demand business as of now. On-demand changes the technology and the business in particular areas of- Architecture which is designed for value, multi-tenancy enabling, configurable and customizable through the web, no installation, short setup, short configuration, painless/frequent upgrade, abilities taken for granted (security,availability, stability, robustness, performance and desirable with Web 2.0 technology for UI/Business logic.- Business model with different pricing model, various customer perceptions of risks, new cost structure and partnering via web methodologies.- Operational structure to enable network-based management of the software, centrally managed activities rather than at each customer side, logistics in web time and high visibility into hosting IT and quality issues from customer perspective. This talk will review the on-demand business model that SAP Business ByDesign takes, focusing on the typical requirements of a hosting provider especially in operational aspects, landscape of an on-demand environment, costing factors, etc. In addition, the talk covers Business ByDesign technical platforms as well as development/deployment/consuming lifecycle.