February 18, 2009
Cloud Computing/SaaS
AccountingWEB’s discussion about saas/on-demand pricing has attracted a good set of comments that look at the model from a number of angles. I made the point that ‘per drink’ style pricing might be one option as compared to the plan usage patterns I usually see. However, there are occasions when you can take it too [...]
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October 6, 2008
General
Several years ago when saas applications were being pitched at around $50-75/user/month, you could say ‘Yeah, that sounds reasonable.’ We’d have been comparing that with costs from traditional on-premise vendors, evaluating TCO and concluding that at that level, the price comparison was reasonable. Today, less so. As the market for saas solutions heats up, it [...]
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