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More Service, Less Software

I ran across an excellent article this morning over at Entrepreneur Magazine discussing some of the great benefits of incorporating Software as a Service (SaaS for short) in your small business technology strategy.

Here’s a snippet:

You probably have overheard these words: software as a service. You may even have nodded knowingly despite not knowing much more than that they’re more easily digestible as the acronym SaaS (rhymes with the thing that holds your evening martini).

It’s pretty easy to get swept up in technology debates about what constitutes SaaS–is it the same as cloud computing or different? But you know what? You don’t need to know what it is; you just need to know what it does for your growing business. As for what it does, we’ll answer that question with another: What if you no longer had to spend thousands of dollars a year on communications gear, computer software and overall internal IT management?

“SaaS can have the same effect that car leasing had in the auto industry,” says Siamak Farah, CEO of InfoStreet, which offers SaaS solutions to small businesses. InfoStreet offers SaaS in the form of a business management software platform, StreetSmart, that supports a variety of functions, including e-mail, conference calling, file sharing, customer relationship management, calendar tools, portal access, data synchronization, site administration and more. It’s a hosted platform requiring no new hardware or software.

You can view the complete article over at Entrepreneur Magazine.

If you would like to find out more on how to leverage some of the great benefits of SaaS into your small business, give BoldTech Solutions a call today and schedule an assessment. We’ll be glad to work with you to figure out how to save you money and increase your technology efficiency and bottom-line.

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Use the Cloud Luke!

You hear the term every day, but most people I talk to are unsure exactly what “The Cloud” is or how they can use it to further their business bottom line. Shoot, even for many of us that work with cloud computing on a daily basis find it difficult sometimes to explain exactly what the cloud is and how it can benefit your small business.

 

Cloud Computing is something every small business should be giving serious consideration to at this point. Many business apps once out of the reach of the smaller SMB shops can now be utilized cheaply and easily with little cash outlay, and no hardware/software purchasing or support headaches. Best of all, it is easily scalable as your business needs grow (or shrink).

SaaS (Software As A Service) is one of the easiest and most important areas small business can jump into cloud computing. Examples of SaaS include such critical business tools as unified messaging (Hosted Exchange, Google Apps), CRM systems such as SalesForce, and many others.

Contact  BoldTech Solutions today at (360) 718-3450 to discuss ways we can help you can utilize cloud computing to increase your productivity and bottom line.