Lowering Total Cost of Ownership Using Saas as a Software Model - Sponsored Whitepaper

The term Web 2.0 is commonly used to describe the changing trends in the use of the Internet. Web 2.0 innovations have resulted in adoption of the internet “as a platform that is spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of the platform: particularly delivering software as a continually‐updated service that gets better the more people who use it” (http://radar.oreilly.com by Tim O'Reilly, 2005) and

“going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences”.

The Software as a Service (SaaS) model as part of the Web 2.0 revolution is considered a very attractive, viable and cost effective solution for delivery of business applications to businesses of all sizes. This has become more apparent in the delivery of computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), also known as Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), where increased internet availability to maintenance and facility management departments of organizations is occurring everywhere.

To evaluate whether a SaaS solution is a good fit for your organization, it is helpful to understand what the SaaS model is and how it compares to traditional, premises‐based CMMS solutions. As well, it is important to be able to evaluate the costs that are associated with implementing a SaaS solution versus a traditional software solution so that the true total cost of ownership (TCO) of your CMMS is understood.

This whitepaper is a guide to users that are in the market to purchase a CMMS solution where there are many options to choose from, and where systems should be evaluated not just for their functionality and ease of use, but also for their total cost of ownership (TCO). The white paper particularly focuses on providing a clear outline on the TCO of the SaaS model in contrast with traditional, premises based solutions in the delivery of CMMS software.