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SaaS Flatform metering and billing

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The document discusses metering and billing for SaaS platforms. It describes how Apache Stratos and Apprenda both utilize logging to track resource usage for metering. Metering provides accurate tracking of customer usage and allows analysis of usage patterns to determine optimal pricing models. It also handles collecting payments from customers through various methods and providing tools for vendors to define pricing plans, analyze subscriptions, and manage revenue.

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SaaS Platform Metering and billing 2014-12-24 websqrd.com Sang Song
Metering ? Metering is the process of monitoring usage and tracking application use ? Recommendation is to log all requests and all access requests ? Metering should also log business metrics C Number of invoices generated C Number of courses played ? Helps in multiple billing methodology for different flavors of customers ? Metering also helps in capacity planning and knowing system health ? Consolidated metering information related to tenant can be made available pro-actively to customer administrators Reference : http://www.slideshare.net/8KMiles/building-saas-products-with-windows-azure
Billing ? Pricing models for SAAS applications vary based on type of application, usage, customer profile, etc ? Unlike the boxed product, a SAAS product can have innovative pricing models C User based C Usage based C Fixed monthly cost C Fixed yearly cost C Freemium C Multi year contracts ? Billing models can be tested out early during trials to identify usage and can be finalized later ? Amortization of total cost can be over multiple customers C multiple billing cycles Reference : http://www.slideshare.net/8KMiles/building-saas-products-with-windows-azure
Apache Stratos ? In June 2013, WSO2 donated the PaaS framework, Stratos, to Apache ? Highly-extensible Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) framework for Apache Tomcat, PHP, MySQL and etc ? High utilization rates ? Automated resource management ? Platform-wide insight including monitoring and billing. Reference : http://stratos.apache.org/
Staratos - Logging, metering Logging, metering, and monitoring are primary, but important features that should not be ignored. Apache Stratos is capable of capturing all health statistics, application logs, and usage, and aggregating them into a centralized location. It makes devOps life easy, otherwise it is an impossible task to login and monitor each and every instance in a large-scale deployment that has hundreds of instances. Reference : http://stratos.apache.org/about/why-apache-stratos.html
Stratos Logging System
Stratos Per-Tennant Usage
Stratos Tennant Detail Usage
Stratos System Log
Apprenda ? Founded : 2007 ? Headquaters : Troy, NY ? Area served : Worldwide ? Employees : 80 ? Launched its platform-as-a-service (PaaS) in 2007, supporting Microsoft's .NET Framework. ? In 2008, Apprenda closed its public cloud service and began selling the software for private PaaS Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apprenda
Apprenda SaaS Usage Metering ? SaaS vendors have a variety of options for metering the usage of the solutions C per user metering C per account metering C per transaction metering Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
Apprenda ISV Solutions ? ISVs must implement a metering solution in order to bill clients for usage ? build their own metering solution in house or they can implement a metering solution provided by a third party vendor (Built-in Apprendas ISV solution) ? Apprendas ISV solution eliminate a significant portion of the costs, complexities and risks associated with developing and deploying a home grown SaaS metering solution Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
Apprenda ISV Solutions (2) ? Implement a SaaS metering solution C provides accurate tracking of client usage C provides the capacity for analyzing client usage patterns ? Usage analytics provides C determine what the most advantageous and most marketable metering methods are for each SaaS offering they deliver via the cloud Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
Apprenda ISV Solutions (3) ? Designed for integration with the Private PaaS ? Apprendas ISV solution provides C Tools to meter and analyze client usage C The capacity to collect client payments via a variety methods ? credit cards ? bank transfers ? traditional checks Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
Apprenda ISV Solutions (4) ? Provide tools C define an unlimited number of pricing C feature service plans, which can be easily updated and instantly deployed C the capacity for more stable revenue streams C flexible tools to manage client subscriptions C handle the entire payment process ? deposits into a SaaS vendors merchant account Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
?? ? PaaS ???? Staratos? Apprenda? Metering ??? ???. ? ? ??? ?? Resource Usage Metering? ?? Log? ???? ??. ? SaaS vendor? ???, ?????? ??? metering?? ??? ? ??. ? Metering solution? ??? ?? Client? ??? ???? ?????? ? ???, Client? ????? ???? ???? ??. ? ????? ?? ??? ???? ? ?? ????? ??? ????, vendor?? ??? ????? ??? ?? ???. ? ?? Client?? ???? ??? ????? ?? ?? ? ??. ? Vendor? ???Plan? ??? ????? ? ??, ?? ??????. ? ??? Plan ? ??? Client? Subscription? ?? ????? ??. ? Vendor?? ????? ??? ? ???, Vendor??? ????? ????. ? Vendor? Client?? Subscription? ???? ??? ?? ???? ??, ??? Vendor, ? ??? ?? Client? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?????, ?? ??? ??.

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SaaS Flatform metering and billing

  • 1. SaaS Platform Metering and billing 2014-12-24 websqrd.com Sang Song
  • 2. Metering ? Metering is the process of monitoring usage and tracking application use ? Recommendation is to log all requests and all access requests ? Metering should also log business metrics C Number of invoices generated C Number of courses played ? Helps in multiple billing methodology for different flavors of customers ? Metering also helps in capacity planning and knowing system health ? Consolidated metering information related to tenant can be made available pro-actively to customer administrators Reference : http://www.slideshare.net/8KMiles/building-saas-products-with-windows-azure
  • 3. Billing ? Pricing models for SAAS applications vary based on type of application, usage, customer profile, etc ? Unlike the boxed product, a SAAS product can have innovative pricing models C User based C Usage based C Fixed monthly cost C Fixed yearly cost C Freemium C Multi year contracts ? Billing models can be tested out early during trials to identify usage and can be finalized later ? Amortization of total cost can be over multiple customers C multiple billing cycles Reference : http://www.slideshare.net/8KMiles/building-saas-products-with-windows-azure
  • 4. Apache Stratos ? In June 2013, WSO2 donated the PaaS framework, Stratos, to Apache ? Highly-extensible Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) framework for Apache Tomcat, PHP, MySQL and etc ? High utilization rates ? Automated resource management ? Platform-wide insight including monitoring and billing. Reference : http://stratos.apache.org/
  • 5. Staratos - Logging, metering Logging, metering, and monitoring are primary, but important features that should not be ignored. Apache Stratos is capable of capturing all health statistics, application logs, and usage, and aggregating them into a centralized location. It makes devOps life easy, otherwise it is an impossible task to login and monitor each and every instance in a large-scale deployment that has hundreds of instances. Reference : http://stratos.apache.org/about/why-apache-stratos.html
  • 10. Apprenda ? Founded : 2007 ? Headquaters : Troy, NY ? Area served : Worldwide ? Employees : 80 ? Launched its platform-as-a-service (PaaS) in 2007, supporting Microsoft's .NET Framework. ? In 2008, Apprenda closed its public cloud service and began selling the software for private PaaS Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apprenda
  • 11. Apprenda SaaS Usage Metering ? SaaS vendors have a variety of options for metering the usage of the solutions C per user metering C per account metering C per transaction metering Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
  • 12. Apprenda ISV Solutions ? ISVs must implement a metering solution in order to bill clients for usage ? build their own metering solution in house or they can implement a metering solution provided by a third party vendor (Built-in Apprendas ISV solution) ? Apprendas ISV solution eliminate a significant portion of the costs, complexities and risks associated with developing and deploying a home grown SaaS metering solution Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
  • 13. Apprenda ISV Solutions (2) ? Implement a SaaS metering solution C provides accurate tracking of client usage C provides the capacity for analyzing client usage patterns ? Usage analytics provides C determine what the most advantageous and most marketable metering methods are for each SaaS offering they deliver via the cloud Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
  • 14. Apprenda ISV Solutions (3) ? Designed for integration with the Private PaaS ? Apprendas ISV solution provides C Tools to meter and analyze client usage C The capacity to collect client payments via a variety methods ? credit cards ? bank transfers ? traditional checks Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
  • 15. Apprenda ISV Solutions (4) ? Provide tools C define an unlimited number of pricing C feature service plans, which can be easily updated and instantly deployed C the capacity for more stable revenue streams C flexible tools to manage client subscriptions C handle the entire payment process ? deposits into a SaaS vendors merchant account Reference : http://apprenda.com/library/software-on-demand/saas-usage-metering-measurement/
  • 16. ?? ? PaaS ???? Staratos? Apprenda? Metering ??? ???. ? ? ??? ?? Resource Usage Metering? ?? Log? ???? ??. ? SaaS vendor? ???, ?????? ??? metering?? ??? ? ??. ? Metering solution? ??? ?? Client? ??? ???? ?????? ? ???, Client? ????? ???? ???? ??. ? ????? ?? ??? ???? ? ?? ????? ??? ????, vendor?? ??? ????? ??? ?? ???. ? ?? Client?? ???? ??? ????? ?? ?? ? ??. ? Vendor? ???Plan? ??? ????? ? ??, ?? ??????. ? ??? Plan ? ??? Client? Subscription? ?? ????? ??. ? Vendor?? ????? ??? ? ???, Vendor??? ????? ????. ? Vendor? Client?? Subscription? ???? ??? ?? ???? ??, ??? Vendor, ? ??? ?? Client? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?????, ?? ??? ??.