SaaS Fundamentals: A Guide to Modern Cloud Solutions
- By David Hanes, Omar Santos, Paul Giralt, Chad Patterson
- Published May 1, 2026 by Cisco Press. Part of the Networking Technology series.
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Description
- Copyright 2026
- Edition: 1st
- eBook
- ISBN-10: 0-13-533476-4
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-533476-8
SaaS Fundamentals: A Practical Guide for Enterprise Cloud Adoption
SaaS Fundamentals is a clear, straightforward introduction to Software as a Service that blends foundational technical knowledge with real-world application. This guide helps you confidently evaluate, migrate, and navigate the intricacies of SaaS while highlighting proven solutions.
Modern organizations depend on SaaS for collaboration, networking, visibility, and security. This book explains how SaaS differs from traditional software, why it accelerates innovation, and how to assess SaaS offerings for business value, reliability, security, and cost. Youll learn how SaaS works in practice through established enterprise examples, including Cisco Umbrella, Cisco Webex, and Cisco ThousandEyes, demonstrating how cloud-managed networking, digital experience monitoring, and hybrid operations fit into modern IT environments.
Designed for busy professionals, each chapter stands alone, making it easy to reference architectures, migration planning, best practices, and detailed overviews of trusted SaaS solutions. The focus is practical, jargon-free, and directly applicable on the job.
Whether youre moving from on-premises systems or refining an existing cloud strategy, this book helps you reduce risk, simplify operations, and improve agility with SaaS.
What You Will Learn
- How SaaS works and how it differs from traditional software models
- How to evaluate SaaS for business value, security, compliance, and reliability
- How to plan and support SaaS migrations with minimal disruption
- How SaaS is used in real enterprises with Cisco Webex, Cisco ThousandEyes, and Cisco Umbrella
- Key SaaS operational concepts, including identity, integration, monitoring, and governance
- Emerging trends such as AI-assisted SaaS, hybrid multicloud, and edge integration
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