Continuous software deployment and its SaaS implications
I recently received a link to a compelling blog article on continuous deployment at IMVU. Continuous deployment methodologies are really capable of disrupting the traditional enterprise software release cycle. To me this is another checkmark favoring SaaS for enterprise software applications. Existing SaaS web applications already provide the software vendors with direct daily feedback about actual end user behavior. When this insight is combined with rapid deployment, the user experience will improve dramatically in ways that will never be achieved with traditional software license sales. These compelling benefits are in addition to the lower deployment and development costs of SaaS. Traditional enterprise software licensing is on its deathbed.