CIOs are a Smart Bunch

In talking to CIOs these days, I’m hearing a lot of commonalities when it comes to discussing their focus and priorities.

One of these common threads is the need to opt for on-demand solutions over traditional on-premise software options because of man-power constraints. It seems there simply are not enough skilled folks to administer to these bulky on-premise software tools any longer.

Doing a little casting about on the internet, it seems as though I’ve hit upon something that’s begun to pick up steam: CIO.com published this great article about that very same topic. To quote the author, Thomas Wailgum:

“…however, there is a bigger problem that on-premise software vendors face: The net effect of the skills shortage is pushing existing and potential customers to consider alternative software delivery models, AMR Research analyst Dana Stiffler contends.

‘I think what it really means long term is that people are really crying out for a different delivery model for enterprise software and business functionality,’ she says. ‘And it's my belief that combinations of SaaS and business process outsourcing (BPO) will eventually begin to emerge and make that gap be slightly less noticeable.’

I’ve been banging on the ease-of-use drum for awhile. Consistently, I’ve called attention to the lower cost of entry, lower TCO, instantaneous upgrades, plus the freedom and flexibility that come with a subscription-based service model, but now we must add: no need to hire specialized, expensive personnel to administer to the technology.

Those on-premise software vendors better think about founding some schools just to train qualified technicians for their applications!

Better yet, I don’t want to wake any of them up. Forget I said anything.



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