Key Factors and Features Analysis of Popular SaaS ERP Systems for Adoptability

  • Zeeshan Ahmed Mughal
  • Adnan Kaim
  • Syed Sohail Ahmed
  • Salman Qazi
Keywords: SaaS, ERP, Software Subscription, Cloud Based Solutions, Virtualization, Web Services

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to analyze the features of latest and popular Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems available as Cloud computing feature Software-as-a-service (SaaS) for any scale of organization regarding the adoptability.  The study covers the characteristics with some insights of their implementation and also discusses how these technologies can be adopted by any scale of organizations. During the study, a literature review was carried out and previous studies also examined for better understanding of this topic. According to the research the SaaS, is the fastest growing deployment type of cloud based software and Virtualization is the key concept of cloud computing. SaaS gains too much high growth rate in recent time especially in COVID-19 pandemic. SaaS companies have been growing rapidly. According to the current research 80% of companies shifting their existing apps to SaaS by end of this year. The more and more companies shifted their legacy software into SaaS platform due to its viability, profitability, privacy and security. A research gap exists regarding the impact of human behavior along with technological acceptance in the implementation. The research shed some light on services of cloud computing. The conclusions are based on categorization of features such as UI/UX, Price, Integration, Implementation and Services and it is vary organization to organization.

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Published
2022-09-23
How to Cite
Mughal, Z., Kaim, A., Ahmed, S., & Qazi, S. (2022). Key Factors and Features Analysis of Popular SaaS ERP Systems for Adoptability. Journal of Software Engineering, 1(1), 11-21. Retrieved from https://sjhse.smiu.edu.pk/index.php/SJHSE/article/view/24