5 Key Takeaways
1-SaaS is a runaway train that’s showing no signs of stopping. Companies use 16 SaaS apps on average today, up 33% from last year. 73% of organizations say nearly all (80%+) of their apps will be SaaS by 2020.
2-As a result, a new type of workplace called the SaaS-Powered Workplace is emerging. 38% of companies are already running almost entirely on SaaS. This new enterprise is the SaaS-Powered Workplace.
3-It creates incredible benefits like bolstering communication, cutting costs, attracting better talent, and improving employee satisfaction.
4-But it also creates new challenges for IT. These challenges only become more amplified in the SaaS-Powered Workplace.
5-To adapt to this new enterprise, IT must change the way it does its job. IT needs to rethink its roles, responsibilities, processes, and budgets.
1-SaaS is a runaway train that’s showing no signs of stopping. Companies use 16 SaaS apps on average today, up 33% from last year. 73% of organizations say nearly all (80%+) of their apps will be SaaS by 2020.
2-As a result, a new type of workplace called the SaaS-Powered Workplace is emerging. 38% of companies are already running almost entirely on SaaS. This new enterprise is the SaaS-Powered Workplace.
3-It creates incredible benefits like bolstering communication, cutting costs, attracting better talent, and improving employee satisfaction.
4-But it also creates new challenges for IT. These challenges only become more amplified in the SaaS-Powered Workplace.
5-To adapt to this new enterprise, IT must change the way it does its job. IT needs to rethink its roles, responsibilities, processes, and budgets.
Cost, security, ease of use, and integration capabilities dominate procurement criteria.
With tight budgets and no real line items for many emerging SaaS apps, IT professionals consider cost above all else, even more so than security. However, as many SaaS apps are adopted to drive productivity, more than one-third of all respondents select “ease of use” as one of their top three criteria when buying a SaaS app.
With tight budgets and no real line items for many emerging SaaS apps, IT professionals consider cost above all else, even more so than security. However, as many SaaS apps are adopted to drive productivity, more than one-third of all respondents select “ease of use” as one of their top three criteria when buying a SaaS app.
SaaS-Powered Workplaces are more likely to encounter challenges related to admin delegation, external user access, automation, and managing users and assets across SaaS apps.
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How does an enterprise IT administrator decide which cloud computing company provides the best value for his particular system? Use cases, naturally, dictate this answer.