Traditional Software Applications May Cost More than Deploying a
Software-as-a-Service Model When People Resources Are Taken Into Account
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today published a new white paper that takes a comprehensive look at total cost of ownership (TCO) of software applications. As the first in a series of industry updates from the SIIA's SaaS Executive Council, the white paper provides a true "apples-to-apples" TCO comparison between the traditional on-premise model and the Software-as-a-Service model.
The SaaS Executive Council is a multi-vendor coalition designed to formulate best practices for end-users of software applications, ISVs and partners. The Council is publishing the white paper to educate technology buyers and help them understand the realities and opportunities of a SaaS model. A simplified TCO calculator and worksheet is included in the white paper which is available for download on the SIIA website at
http://www.siia.net/software/pubs/SAAS_TCO_WP.pdf. With these tools,
decision makers can make a more comprehensive comparison of the true TCO of SaaS versus traditional software and, therefore, make better-informed buying decisions.
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