Wednesday, January 14, 2009

SaaS Projects Alternative








If capital investment is being curtailed at your enterprise, SaaS-enabled IT projects may be a model to keep some investments moving forward. SaaS tools can be funded through operating expenses, in a buy-by-the-drink model. This changes the profile of the project financials. ...

... "Software as a service is generally treated as a operating expense. CFOs don't need to go hat-in-hand to their banker and beg for money. " ...


Via Computerworld: Financing IT

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posted by Frank M @ 11:07 PM, Read More...  
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At 1:02 PM, Anonymous Pawel Brodzinski said...

SaaS can be considered both as pay-as-you-grow and pay-as-you-go choice. In short perspective it's cheaper. However with choosing any system, and SaaS applications are no different here, you usually make a decision for a longer time. You won't migrate all the data gathered in your SaaS solution a year later when you feel like making bigger investment.

Decision-makers should be aware of choosing software for their companies. It's not so easy to take a step back after few months even if it doesn't cost you much in terms of money spending on a project.

 
At 4:57 PM, Blogger Frank M said...

Good points, Pawel. Thanks - Frank

 

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