http://rosalynmetz.com/ideas/2009/09/21/saasprawl-an-experience-weve-already-faced/ a blog for me to record thoughts and ideas Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:24:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://rosalynmetz.com/ideas/2009/09/21/saasprawl-an-experience-weve-already-faced/comment-page-1/#comment-1214 Peter Murray Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:45:23 +0000 http://rosalynmetz.com/ideas/?p=694#comment-1214 I wonder about the same thing. Money is tight all around at MPOW, but the operational budget is considerably more squeezed than the capital budget. Where the cost of the sprawl can really be seen, though, is in 5-year budget projections for SaaS options versus buy-and-maintain options. Sure, the buy-and-maintain has a large upfront cost, but if one intends to keep the option for a while, the yearly operational cost of SaaS options do not seem to make sense. I wonder about the same thing. Money is tight all around at MPOW, but the operational budget is considerably more squeezed than the capital budget. Where the cost of the sprawl can really be seen, though, is in 5-year budget projections for SaaS options versus buy-and-maintain options. Sure, the buy-and-maintain has a large upfront cost, but if one intends to keep the option for a while, the yearly operational cost of SaaS options do not seem to make sense.

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