SERVING UP SaaS

EXCLUSIVE REPORT

IT LEADERS POLLED ABOUT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE CONFIRM THAT IT DELIVERS ROBUST APPLICATIONS- TYPICALLY AT LOWER COST THAN CONVENTIONAL DEPLOYMENT AND LICENSING MODELS. BUT IMPLEMENTATION IS SLOW IN THE ENTERPRISE CORE, WHERE DATA SECURITY, AVAILABILITY AND EASE OF INTEGRATION REMAIN KEY CONCERNS.

ANDY STEGGLES, CIO OF THE RISK AND INSURANCE Management Society, considers himself a convert to software as a service. It was a very different story 18 months ago, when he was sure SaaS would never work for RIMS' complex systems and the mission-critical data the New York-based professional association had on its 11,000 members around the world.

Steggles …