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Is the Economy Making You Feel SaaS-y?

Posted November 20, 2008 8:19 AM

No large up-front investment or IT burden is welcomed news for SMB's: the availability of subscription-priced software-as-a-service (SaaS) for previously local-only products, like our EAM Business Edition. Same on-premise functionality, but supported and hosted by Infor - so no IT increase.

SaaS brings serious asset management to companies who once thought it was out of reach.

You finally have the option to ask:

  • What are your circumstances now? In five years?
  • How much IT infrastructure do you have, or want?
  • How does the current economy affect your choices?
  • Once you do choose, can you seamlessly switch when circumstances change?

Read the rest of the list and the entire blog here.

Talk back: What questions would you ask?

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