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The customer receives all service and maintenance from the application vendor, eliminating the requirement to manage multiple maintenance streams, licenses, and service contracts. The software appliance is typically sold as a subscription service (pay-as-you-go) and is an alternative approach to Software As A Service . HARDWARE APPLIANCE 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 hardware appliance solution. In both cases, the primary value to the customer remains the simplicity of purchase, deployment, and maintenance. VIRTUAL APPLIANCE A software appliance can be packaged in a Virtual Machine format as a Virtual Appliance , allowing it to be run within a virtual machine container. SEE ALSO
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