Three CIOs detail the costs and ROI of SaaS

March 05, 2009 Published by  SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Weekly Tech Advice SaaS project costs in detail: The payoff isn't always in cash By Christina Torode, Senior News Writer The CIO of a credit union recouped his initial $64,000 investment in a Software as a Service (SaaS) project within six months. A financial services firm realized a more than tenfold ROI on his quarter-million-dollar investment in a SaaS project involving extensive back-end system integration within a year. Another CIO didn't need to add storage or other types of hardware to bring his call center in-house. But what about the ongoing costs of a SaaS installation? Does it save you money in the long run, and do the savings hold up against on-premise installations over time? Three SaaS users have slightly different stories to tell regarding whether SaaS saves them cash or, while costing more, enables efficiencies and expansion that pay off elsewhere for the business. READ THE FULL TIP   ADVERTISEMENT   Get the most out of SearchCIO-Midmarket.com SearchCIO-Midmarket.com's Tips - Insight from the brightest minds in the market. Data center outsourcing: 10 best practices Single sign-on: Sensible security on scale Simplifying risk assessment frameworks Database security: Limiting access is key   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 Weekly Tech Advice from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com go to unsubscribe: http://searchCIO-Midmarket.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-974&em=sekhargreen%40gmail.com&uid=4946246&eid=691867& 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