Within a SaaS environment, what is the responsibility on the part of the cloud customer in regard to procuring the software used?
Within a SaaS environment, what is the responsibility on the part of the cloud customer in regard to procuring the software used?
In a SaaS environment, the cloud customer needs to purchase the right to use the software from the cloud provider. This usually takes the form of a subscription fee for access to the application. The cloud provider is responsible for the software's maintenance, development, and licensing. Therefore, the customer's main responsibility is in the purchasing of the service.
in SaaS model, the licence is generally included and the customer is purshasing to the cloud provider the right to use the software. Cloud provider is bundling the licence into its model. for me: D
The answer should be Purchasing the License.
From CBK: Application and software licensing: Customers no longer need to purchase licenses, support, and associated costs because licensing is leased and is relevant only when in use (covered by the provider). Additionally, purchasing of bulk licensing and the associated CapEx is removed and replaced by a pay-per-use licensing model. I think the question and answers are not correctly done. But I see why it is licensing here.
SaaS products are rarely licenses and almost always "subscriptions". I have to go with D here.
Proper answer is LICENSING after ISC2 materials: Cloud Service Capabilities Application and software licensing: Customers no longer need to purchase licenses, support, and associated costs, as licensing is “leased” and is relevant only when in use (covered by the provider). Additionally, purchasing of bulk licensing and the associated CapEx is removed and replaced by a pay-per-use licensing model.
You do not need to purchase any sw, you pay for a licence, example per user to use the SW provided by the SaaS
So purchasing?
no, you are licensing the / leasing the software. When you purchase something, you own it. In SaaS, you don't own the software, you just have a non-exclusive, temporary right to use a service
The CSC pay (i.e purchase) the CSP to be licensed to use the SaaS. "Purchasing" is the only reasonable answer here.
You are SUBSCRIBING to the license which gives you access to usage of the software. The CSP purchases the software to make it available to its customers. Therefore, the CSP is responsible for its availability (maintenance, development, patches, updates, etc.)
B. Licensing
purchasing is the only correct answer
SaaS is a temporary contract - it's not that you buy something
B. Licensing is the correct answer. In a traditional sense, software isn't purchased in a SaaS model. The customer pays a subscription fee; the software remains the property of the CSP.