The SaaSPlex Cloud

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What is it?

The SaaSPlex Cloud is a hosted service that allows companies to take control of the way SaaS applications are provisioned viewed and accessed.

Once connected to the SaaSPlex Cloud, all SaaS applications are channeled through the SaaSPlex central bureau and served to the end user through virtual desktops (webtops), accessed via a single username and password for each user. The virtual desktops present a consolidated view of all internal and external applications used by the company.

The SaaSPlex Cloud introduces a greater level of control by allowing companies to provision access to multiple internal and external web applications to multiple users through a single console.

The SaaSPlex Cloud has multiple web services interfaces that allow for easy integration with existing customer infrastructure and can be used to deploy or provision any web or SaaS application.

The SaaSPlex Cloud leverages the vast infrastructure of the Amazon EC2 and S3 clouds to deliver unprecedented computing capabilities, including access to internal company applications via an Amazon – Company VPN.

Features

The following are the main features of the SaaSPlex Cloud:

· Auditing of User Actions

· Successful Utilisation of Desktop Paradigm in Browser

· SSO across all applications on the platform

· User and Application Provisioning

· Platform White Labelling

· Alternative Platform UIs (multiple user interfaces are available including a mobile interface)

· Intuitive Administration Console for Unlimited Number of Users and Companies

· Identity Synchronization

· Automated Application Deployment and Configuration

· Secure User and Password Management Across All Applications

· DNS Management

· Custom Email Domain Names

· Data Backups to Secure Off-site Location

· Access from Mobile Devices

· Platform Integration Available Through Rest Web Services

· Works With All Popular Web Browsers - Browser Independent

· Designed with the Reseller in Mind

· Connectors to Multiple Web and SaaS Applications

· VPN Functionality to Connect Securely to Internal Company Infrastructure

· Utilises Full Amazon EC2 and S3 Features Including Unlimited Processing Power, Storage and Bandwidth

· Utilises SaaSPlex Billing Engine and Amazon Billing Services

· High Availability and Failover Capability

· Advanced Secure Architecture and Implementation

· Comes Bundled With a SaaS Marketplace and Multiple SaaS Applications

Benefits

Enterprise

The following are the main benefits for the enterprise:

· Maintain corporate control over all web and SaaS applications used by your company

· Automatically provision/de-provision multiple applications to multiple employees through a single administration console

· Consolidated access to all applications through a company branded web-top

· Single sign-on across all applications

· Easier enforcement of enterprise security and compliance strategy

· Control access to web/SaaS ecosystem

· Low information security risk, no data on the end devices

· Access to multiple applications can be terminated on a per user basis

· Control of SaaS licensing expenditure (pay only for what you use)

Channel Partner

The following are the main benefits of the SaaSPlex Cloud for a channel partner:

· Take control of the channel from the SaaS providers to your customers

· Take advantage of your wide market reach to get the best SaaS deals for you and your customers

· Provide your own branded webtop to your customers through which all SaaS apps can be accessed with a single username and password

· Significant opportunity to attract new customers

· Develop new revenue streams from SaaS apps, bandwidth, disk space, CPU and connection upgrades

· Increase existing customer revenues

· Up-selling opportunities for existing customer base

· Increase subscriptions/recurrent revenue streams

· Enhance brand through white labelled services

· Reduce customer churn and increase customer loyalty through sticky services (SaaS)

· Low integration costs

Channel Partner End User

The following are the main benefits for the channel partner end user:

· Access to software previously deemed unaffordable (CRM, ERP etc.)

· Eliminates the high cost of software licenses and hardware - TCO reduced by as much as 70%

· Alleviates the burden of maintenance and support of software within your business

· Predictability of a low monthly fee, with no set-up costs

· Flexibility to try new software without financial risk

· Users can be added or removed, so your software applications can grow with your business

· Low information security risk, no data on the end devices

· Reduce reliance on internal IT infrastructure and staff

How it works

Figure 1. SaaSPlex Cloud

The SaaSPlex Cloud allows companies to maintain corporate control over all web and SaaS applications used by the company. The platform allows for multiple applications to be provisioned to multiple employees through a single administration console. Once applications have been provisioned they are made available through a company webtop that is accessible with a single username and password for each user. The platform allows companies to easily enforce enterprise security and compliance strategy and regain control over the web/SaaS ecosystem. In addition the platform allows resellers and SaaS providers to connect to the SaaSPlex Cloud to offer consolidated access to their own and multiple 3rd party SaaS applications.

The following are the key workings of the SaaSPlex Enterprise platform:

1. SaaSPlex customers connect to the Cloud using web services. The web services allow for multiple uses including using the Cloud as a SaaS Marketplace where SaaS applications can be purchased and deployed or provisioned automatically on the Amazon infrastructure. Alternatively the Cloud can be used to provide provisioning capabilities to an enterprise client where an administration console is used to create users for multiple web and SaaS based systems.

2. A ‘web space’ is created for each user. The user accesses all web/SaaS applications through this customer branded virtual web desktop or ‘webtop’. Once logged in, all applications are available to the user in a consolidated view.

3. If the web/SaaS application selected is an application owned or hosted by the customer, or a partner of the customer, the user will be created on this instance of the application. Additional services can be provided here by the partner such as backups, additional email addresses, storage, CPU etc. If the customer requires access to internal company applications a VPN can be created between Amazon and the customers infrastructure and serve these application back to the user.

4. If the web/SaaS application selected for the user is provided externally by a 3rd party, then a user will automatically be created on the 3rd party web/SaaS application.

5/6. The SaaSPlex bureau maintains a database of all employee details required to access all web/SaaS applications. All security credentials are encrypted and stored on a secure SaaSPlex server. When a user clicks on an icon on the SaaSPlex webtop they are redirected to the location of that particular application with their relevant user credentials. It is not possible for users to access SaaS applications without going through the SaaSPlex webtop thus giving complete control over application access to the company.

The SaaSPlex Cloud is provided as a hosted service. SaaSPlex develop, certify, secure and support all interfaces and connectors to the cloud. Access to the cloud is provided through administration and webtop interface connectors, the web/SaaS partner connectors and the connectors to the 3rd party SaaS applications. SaaSPlex support and maintain the SaaSPlex platform which is the core of the SaaSPlex Cloud. Support of external web/SaaS applications can be arranged by SaaSPlex with a number of integration and hosting partners.

To view an implementation of the SaaSPlex Cloud please visit the worlds first and only true SaaS Marketplace at www.eazybusiness.com.