Executive Summary
Software as a Service (SaaS) is growing in popularity, and with the buzz around it, your next client may ask whether it's something they should be looking at. For a reseller or systems integrator (SI), SaaS requires a few adjustments, but service providers and vendors alike agree there's a role for the channel with SaaS. Especially in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) sector, companies will still look to a SaaS reseller for advice and implementation help.
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