Commercial Software Appliances
Commercial software appliances are typically sold as a subscription service (pay-as-you-go) and are an alternative approach to software as a service.
Customers can receive all service and maintenance from the application vendor, eliminating the requirement to manage multiple maintenance streams, licenses, and service contracts.
In some cases, the application vendor may install the software appliance on a piece of hardware prior to delivery to the customer, thereby creating a computer appliance. In both cases, the primary value to the customer remains the simplicity of purchase, deployment, and maintenance.
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