Finally, Focus on Innovation, Not Infrastructure

Force.com is the world’s first Platform as a Service (PaaS), enabling developers to create and deliver any kind of business application, entirely on-demand and without software. It’s a breakthrough new concept that is making companies radically more successful by letting them translate their ideas into deployed applications in record time.
 

Platform as a Service vs. Traditional Platforms

Time to build and deploy a custom database application
  The initial success of salesforce.com platform has made it a viable alternative to established players like Microsoft's .Net

 

 Force.com
Traditional
App Server
Development Time 100 hours 4000 hours
Time to Deploy Instant 4 weeks
No Hardware & Software  
No Maintenance Required  
No Extra Development Required    
    Analytics  
    Internationalization  
    Authentication and security model  
    Mobile access  
    Compliance audit trail  
Enter User Usability Rating
 

Source = Results from a Real-World Bakeoff for 500 seat Custom Application




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