1. The Enterprise Perspective

2. Consumption Architecture
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Consumption Architecture
Consumption Architecture
Application Architecture – how to offer SaaS – 3 headed monsters
Consumption Architecture – how do enterprises integrate SaaS into their IT strategy and infrastructure?
Delivery Architecture – how do I get my services hosted and delivered
Aggregator Architecture – architecture, issues are verification of quality of services,
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3. Costs Desire to reduce the Initial cost of ownership
Initial software licence & hardware
Reduce tied-up capital
Desire to reduce the total cost of ownership
Management & Support costs
People costs

4. Company Politics Desire to focus on core value-add
Outsource any non-core facilities to specialist agencies

5. Risk Management Professional management including Upgrades
Easy exit strategy
Try before you buy
Predictability of investment
Disaster Recovery already off-site

6. Fast access to capabilities
Fast and easy entry point to core business capabilities
Pay as you go and grow

7. Ability to punch over your weight via fully capable applications which are traditionally too expensive

8. Freedom & Agility Release IT - from fire-fighting to strategy
Promotes Business-driven strategy

9. SaaS package selection
Restricted choices can be a good thing when making faster IT decisions...
SaaS package selection
Configuration options
Access to best practice
IT Strategy simplification
Cross platform?
In-house skills?
Legacy platforms?

10. Management by Service Level Agreements can be effective using:
well-defined key performance indicators,
warning & emergency limits,
escalation procedures, etc. are in place.

11. All applications should be delivered as SaaS!
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All applications should be delivered as SaaS!
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