Saas Vs The Control Freaks
posted by John Spacey, February 12, 2011The SaaS vs Software question always comes down to the same old argument ― control vs. cost and speed of implementation.
Benefits of SaaS may include:
- lower cost of ownership (shared resource efficiency) ― but this depends on the price
- faster implementation
- costs are more predictable
- lower upfront capital cost
- increased scalability and reliability
Demerits of SaaS may include:
- corporate data is stored externally and controlled by third parties
- forced maintenance schedule
- lack of control over software functionality
- extreme vendor lock
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