Software as a Service (SAAS) / On-demand

What is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)?

- A browser-based, pay-as-you-go applications mean fewer servers for your IT department to maintain and less capital to shake loose from the CFO for software licenses and hardware... Source: A field guide to software as a service, Infoworld, April 18, 2005.

- ... application functionality is delivered through a subscription model over the Internet. The customer does not take ownership of the software, but instead rents a total solution that is delivered remotely. Source: IBM

- SaaS emerged from the wreckage of botched multimillion-dollar ERP and CRM implementations as a radical alternative to traditional software licensing models … Unlike traditional packaged applications that users install on their computers or servers, the SaaS vendor owns the software and runs it on computers in its data center.  Source: CIO.com, May 15, 2007.

Why implement SaaS?

Here’s what the experts have been saying about SaaS.

“It’s a CTO no-brainer… I love the fact that I don’t need to deal with servers, staging, version maintenance, security, performance, etc…”, Jon Williams, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. Source: InfoWorld

“...the decision turned out to be something of a no-brainer… Software as a service beats the alternative in maintenance, training, user flexibility and several other key areas, ”Anthony King, CIO, Ventana Medical Systems.  Source: CIO.com 

Summarizing from numerous research materials published,  these are top reasons why you should consider SaaS.

- Focus on your core business
- World-class big business technology made simple and affordable

- Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) 

- Predictability of cost over time

- Reliable access to data anytime, anywhere

- Improved security, performance & availability

- Rapid implementation

- Data management services / disaster recovery procedures as part of offering

- Low investment entry 

- Operational expense vs. capital expenditure

- Convert IT department from operational to service-centric

- Continuous innovation

- Highly scalable 

- Freedom of choice
- Avoidance of technology lock-in

- Best practices

- It’s Green

- And more…

Saas has simplified your IT set-up so that you can focus on value-added services and capabilities of your business for the bottom line— total satisfaction  of your clients, growth and profitability.

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