“The future of IT is changing in real time out of the recognition that SaaS is a
quicker and cheaper way to acquire software while consuming less internal
resources. At the same time, SaaS has proven to be more scalable, reliable
and functional as on-premise software. SaaS allows large companies to
leverage leading edge business applications immediately, without
complicated upgrade processes and the IT infrastructure demanded by
traditional software applications.

The birth of IT in most companies was due to the realization that there was
new technology that could be taken advantage of to improve business
processes and the broader competitive advantage. Today, IT organizations
are again being challenged to take advantage of new technology and apply it
to improve business processes. Leading edge IT organizations are realizing
that their role is shifting away from infrastructure management and
maintenance, toward more business process improvement demands. SaaS
has proven to be a powerful new business solution that allows IT to re-focus energy and resources to play a more crucial role within their company.” from a whitepaper by THINKstrategies. Read more…