Businesses not taking to SaaS

Most businesses are not considering a move to software as a service (SaaS), according to research by BT.

A survey by the company found that 81 per cent of the telecom giant's customers did not know much about SaaS and had not thought about employing it at their company, reports silicon.com.

However, Chris Lindsay, BT Business general manager of SaaS, told the website that companies would be wise to change their view on the technology.

"It's quite eye-opening really in terms of the lack of awareness but [also] the benefits are very clearly spelt out by the customers who have adopted the services," he said.

This view was backed up by other research from the firm, which found that 60 per cent of businesses which have adopted SaaS have seen costs drop, while 50 per cent reported time-saving benefits.

Mr Lindsay believes that the technology will begin to see widespread adoption, as it has moved "out of the innovators and early adopters to what we call the early majority".




Posted on: 2008-09-30, in: Broadband

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