Get the most out of your application investments

March 10, 2009 Published by  SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT News and Trends Maximizing your application software investments Karen Guglielmo, Executive Editor When purchasing application software, many companies buy more than they need -- functionality they will never use, extra modules that will sit on a shelf -- simply because it comes as part of the packaged application. Midmarket CIOs need to embrace all the new tools they get in a deal -- or size the application software deal to pay for only the features they really need. In this podcast, SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Executive Editor Karen Guglielmo interviews Forrester Research Inc. analyst R. "Ray" Wang about ways to reduce the costs associated with application software investments and how to rework service levels to get the most out of your packaged applications. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST SaaS project costs in detail: The payoff isn't always in cash Does a SaaS project really save you money in the long run? CIOs offer their take. MORE SAAS RESOURCES FOR CIOs Using Web 2.0 tools in your career search Can Web 2.0 tools help or hurt your career search? Get expert advice on how midmarket CIOs can effectively leverage Web 2.0 tools and technology to advance their careers. MORE ON WEB 2.0 IN THE MIDMARKET Sign up for SearchCIO-Midmarket.com's RSS feed Get up-to-the-minute alerts on the latest additions to SearchCIO-Midmarket.com by signing up for our RSS feed! ACCESS THE FEED   ADVERTISEMENT   Get the most out of SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Career tips and management insight for the midmarket CIO CIO Decisions ezine Salary Report: Could you hate your boss that much? CIO salaries: Hold on to what you have Salary Report: Telecommuting a luxury   ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchCIO-Midmarket.com, part of the TechTarget network. TechTarget provides IT professionals with the resources they need to perform their jobs: Web sites, newsletters, forums, blogs, white papers, webcasts, events and more. Copyright 2009 TechTarget. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. If you no longer wish to receive IT News and Trends from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com go to unsubscribe: http://searchCIO-Midmarket.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-973&em=sekhargreen%40gmail.com&uid=4946246&eid=693067& Unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. Contact Us: SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 Contact: Webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this newsletter, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy: PRIV LINK