TY - DATA T1 - Software as a Service as a path to software sustainability PY - 2013/09/08 AU - Ian Foster AU - Vas Vasiliadis AU - Steven Tuecke UR - https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Software_as_a_Service_as_a_path_to_software_sustainability_/791604 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.791604.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1194802 KW - software sustainability KW - globus KW - open source KW - software engineering KW - software as a service KW - cloud KW - scientific software KW - Computational Biology KW - Bioinformatics KW - Science Policy KW - Applied Computer Science N2 - This is a position paper for the 2013 Workshop on Sustainable Software for Science: Practice and Experiences. The following is its abstract: We argue that the software-as-a-service (SaaS) paradigm has advantages as a sustainable delivery method for scientific software. We report on our experience developing and delivering the Globus Online research data management system using SaaS approaches. We note problems encountered and, for some problems, solutions that appear effective. We also identify conditions that we consider necessary for attaining sustainability and anticipated challenges in meeting these conditions. ER -