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Re: SaaS is good for the small business
Moderator Berta Dec 5, 2012 9:39 AM (in response to crosscountry)Hi Crosscountry,
Those are great questions and you've shared lots of information with us. Can't wait to see how our members respond.
~Berta
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Re: SaaS is good for the small business
lance martin Dec 5, 2012 3:01 PM (in response to crosscountry)Hi Crosscountry,
This is so much helpful for small and new business. I think if you want to promote your business
that well be helpful specially for small and new business.
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Re: SaaS is good for the small business
bboese Dec 10, 2012 7:52 AM (in response to crosscountry)Saas can be instrumental in helping small businesses grow and succeed. If it's a good fit, www.netsuite.com is a great system, and can help small businesses leverage Saas to a huge degree. It's not for every company, however if it's a fit, it can help to get rid of the "hairball" (multiple systems not properly integrated) and help keep costs in check during times of growth. I also work with www.gotomeeting.com, www.skype.com and other Saas tools, and could not operate without these Saas tools.
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Re: SaaS is good for the small business
pstonier Dec 18, 2012 7:17 AM (in response to crosscountry)Anything that moves businesses away from Microsoft is a good thing. However, one issue with using multiple SaaS vendors is that you can easily get overly segmented in your operations and it can get frustrating. At Paul Stonier Design we use almost exclusively vendors that integrate with each other to avoid it. For example, MailChimp integrates with Hubspot which integrates with CRM so that your contacts in one place don't fall out of sync with the other.
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Re: SaaS is good for the small business
Moderator Berta Dec 19, 2012 9:19 AM (in response to pstonier)Hi pstonier,
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
~Berta
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Re: SaaS is good for the small business
pstonier Dec 19, 2012 9:25 AM (in response to Moderator Berta)No problem.
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Re: SaaS is good for the small business
peritocercrmservices Dec 19, 2012 2:25 AM (in response to crosscountry)SaaS is really best solution for small and medium business also.It help to cut cost of hardware,software,data security.We know crm software is SaaS delivery model which is helping to manage customer relationship very effectively.
SaaS, software as a service, has greatly facilitated small business to invest technology to enhance business operations.
Good examples of SaaS are any app, Google apps, Microsoft office live, etc.
Some of the reasons why SaaS is so good for small businesses is that contrary to having to spend a few hundred dollars right of the bid, consuming SaaS through monthly membership is like amortizing the cost of Box and CD.
Not only that, but with SaaS we save on hardware maintenance. Most cloud software providers keep our data safe, and we are not required to backup computers nor to update the software.
Not so clear yet, but slowly evolving, is the ability to mix apps to increase the productivity of an app or software. Since the software is in the cloud, through API access and such, we can enhance the basic functions of our software and enhance it.
So, if you are struggling with SaaS because you don;t get the same sense of ownership over your software, just remember that in two or three years we are required to update our systems and we have to give up our copies anyway.
In our company our branch partners benefit from bundled applications that help managers operate their mortgage branch efficiently and save time to focus on team training and opening of new markets. They have access to real time data that helps them make better decisions, and they free up time. One of the best things is the portability of the data, we carry the data to selling point or vacation.
Discussion:
Do you see software providing companies, apps and SaaS, increasing the pricing for storage in the near future?
Do you use SaaS? What benefits of this delivery model do you value most?