{"id":13301,"date":"2017-04-07T07:36:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T07:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softone.com.cy\/blog\/?p=13301"},"modified":"2017-04-07T07:36:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T07:36:23","slug":"upgrading-or-migrating-to-saas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softone.bg\/blog\/?p=13301","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading or migrating to SaaS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To be honest, there is no \u201cright\u201d answer to this question. It all depends on conditions, financials as well as the features you want your solution to have. Of course, as a \u201c<strong>newer<\/strong>\u201d<strong> technology, SaaS<\/strong> may have <strong>more advantages<\/strong> and this is something that cannot be overlooked.<\/p>\n<h2>Financials<\/h2>\n<p>The first question you need to be asking yourselves, is if your budget can support such expenses, since SaaS and upgrading have different costs. Upgrading is a <strong>capital expenditure<\/strong>, paid only once (plus licensing and maintenance cost). On the other hand, SaaS is paid on a monthly subscription basis and is considered as an operational expenditure. So, SaaS is a fixed cost, while upgrading is not, since -apart from the initial cost of installation and software\u2013 there may be other relevant expenses that, in most cases, cannot be foreseen.<\/p>\n<p>What is best? The answer mostly relies on what you\u2019re looking for. <strong>SaaS requires no initial investment<\/strong>, which is a very <strong>important advantage<\/strong> -especially for <strong>small and medium businesses<\/strong>. So, you\u2019ll have to consider all aspects carefully before you decide which one solution is the best for your company.<\/p>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<p>An equally important factor is the available features of each solution. Does SaaS or upgrading provide you with everything you need? What about<strong> ease of use<\/strong>? Most probably, in both cases, the integrated features will be more than the ones provided by your existing solution; but, they are not all equally important. SaaS is a <strong>cloud solution<\/strong> and therefore has certain specifications, one of them being that you <strong>no longer need to worry for server and hardware maintenance<\/strong>. This means less expenses for power and more available storage space. Furthermore, your vendor will be responsible for backups, so that you can really focus on your business goals.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if your business strategy is <strong>mobile-oriented<\/strong>, you\u2019ll find out that SaaS greatly simplifies the complexity of safety protocols. <strong>SaaS systems<\/strong> are generally designed with <strong>mobility as a first priority<\/strong>, thus facilitating the addition or support of mobile operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be honest, there is no \u201cright\u201d answer to this question. 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