SAVVIS Picks Parallels to Support ISVs Migrating to SaaS

SAVVIS (News - Alert), a provider of IT infrastructure services for business and government applications, has partnered with Parallels, a company that specializes in virtualization and automation software solutions.

 

This business partnership is aimed at offering independent software vendors (ISVs) to rapidly convert their single-tenancy applications to operate in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS (News - Alert)) environment without having to re-architect their software.

 

Parallels offer a wide range of virtualization and automation solutions that allow individuals and organizations of all sizes to realize the benefits of optimized computing.

 

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers is an operating system (OS) virtualization solution, enabling ISVs to simultaneously run multiple instances of a single-tenant application in fully isolated and secure production environments called "containers”.

 

Parallels Automation is a software solution that delivers a fully-automated platform supporting ISVs and their end-users. The platform consists of server and infrastructure management, account provisioning, application deployment, service plan creation and management, billing, payment gateways and end-user self service Web portals.

 

By combining SAVVIS' existing global hosting and network infrastructure with Parallels Virtuozzo Containers virtualization and Parallels Automation, a comprehensive SaaS IT infrastructure service delivery platform is created that enables independent software vendors to build, deploy, and support their SaaS applications. Software that was not originally intended to be offered in the SaaS model is made "hostable" quickly and simply, without any re-programming or architectural changes.

 

The combined solution enables ISVs, many of whom developed their software applications on Microsoft (News - Alert) technologies, to rapidly deliver their applications in a SaaS delivery model.

 

"The alliance of two such well-established players offers ISVs the expertise and security to capitalize on the industry momentum towards a SaaS delivery model," said Greg Urquhart, general manager US ISV and National SI Organization for Microsoft Corporation.

 

"With this turnkey solution, Microsoft's ISV partners can rapidly deploy their legacy applications in a SaaS delivery model in a trusted, secure environment. Key benefits to ISVs are shorter time to market, reduced risk and lower investment," added Urquhart.

 

"Many ISVs want to meet customer demand for software offered as a service, but for those that don't have existing multi-tenant capabilities this can be an expensive and time-intensive process, requiring significant rewrites of application code. As a result, these ISVs cannot capitalize on SaaS to expand their business or grow their revenue," said Michael Gold, senior vice president at Parallels.