Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
“BusinessWeek has an article up about one small business that is using SaaS (software as a service) to cut costs and be more efficient. By itself, that is not a new idea. But what I found striking about the story is that the business laid off three-fourths of its staff, and turned itself around from being $500,000 in debt, to becoming profitable.”
“Automating existing functions to become more efficient and better serve customers” - I’m a big fan of automating as much as possible. I know a little company who sell blank cd’s, dvd’s and memory. They turn over a massive amount and do it all with the help of SaaS platforms, open source and automation. There are only 3 staff and they are a good example of a lean, optimized business. Scott.
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
I think Software as a Service (SaaS) is going to be even more prominent in 2009. It’s often cheaper (also available in credit crunch!), more flexible and speaks to a culture of change and innovation. One obvious way companies are using SaaS is interaction with clients where you can provide them with an exchange platform for projects and knowledge sharing.
This post on ReadWriteWeb looks at the reasons some traditional IT shops are scared of SaaS.
“Some traditional enterprise IT vendors are selling the line that SaaS is a passing phase, that it is “old wine in new bottles”. They are telling their market that SaaS is really no different from the discredited Web 1.0 Application Service Provider (ASP) model or even that it is simply the ghost of the ancient mainframe Service Bureau come back to haunt us all. This post shows why their analysis is wrong. It also shows why some traditional enterprise IT vendors feel so threatened by SaaS and why the economic downturn just made this a major issue.”
Read the full article at www.readwriteweb.com
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