Moving to a SaaS Offense
Now is the time for on-premise vendors and SIs to plan a SaaS offensive or risk losing market share in the long term.
By R “Ray” Wang, Forrester Research
SaaS adoption will move beyond the tipping point in 2009. Enterprise customers are moving to the on-demand model for a variety of applications as concerns about its shortcomings decline.
When it comes to the topic of SaaS, many on-premise vendors appear to be living in denial, hoping that SaaS fails, and creating confusion in the market place to hasten its demise. In reality, these vendors are missing a significant opportunity to grow market share and reposition their companies for future success.
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Parting Thought
“When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.”
— William Joseph Slim
Courtesy of Malcolm Kusher, The Kushner Group
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