{"id":255,"date":"2016-08-30T19:55:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T19:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.accurants.com\/2016\/08\/30\/invest-in-saas-software\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:26:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:26:59","slug":"invest-in-saas-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accurants.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/30\/invest-in-saas-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Company Should Invest In SaaS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The demand for Software as a Service (SaaS) is increasing year over year. It has all of the benefits of traditional software with some interesting extra advantages. It\u2019s predicted that 25% of promising businesses<\/a> will be making use of SaaS before the end of 2020. SaaS will save your company a lot of time and money and can be a much better investment than traditional software.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Save money<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might be used to installing software on your company\u2019s computers on servers. This is time consuming and might even need the help of an outside professional. All of this is not needed with SaaS. The services are available online through the cloud and are already up and running at the moment you subscribe.<\/p>\n

Analysis shows that using the cloud system can save you about 15%<\/a> of your total IT costs. Using traditional software requires a significant amount of start-up costs but this is not the case with SaaS, which is mostly offered with a monthly payment subscription.<\/p>\n

Moving from one piece of software to another, oftentimes takes longer than you\u2019d want. Computers will be unavailable while the migration is taking place during which your employees won\u2019t be able to work. SaaS offers a solution to this loss of time because the provider is taking care of the updates.<\/p>\n

Freedom from your desk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since SaaS can be accessed from every place in the world that has internet access, you can cut your costs even more by letting them work from home. Telecommuting is already a reality for 1 out of every 3 people<\/a> in the U.S. and is still gaining popularity.<\/p>\n

Most companies don\u2019t see a drop in productivity when they allow employees to work from home. A combination can also be a great option where your personnel only works at home on a designated day of the week. This way you still have the benefits of regular meetings and conferences, which are good for teambuilding. Even hallway conversations will still be possible, which can be a very fruitful thing.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Only pay for what you use<\/strong><\/p>\n

With SaaS, you\u2019ll only have to pay for the things you\u2019re actually using. This is much more efficient than paying for a software package.<\/p>\n

You might have already purchased some software in the past, only to realize later on that you didn\u2019t really need it. Or maybe you needed it for a particular project that lasted for just a couple of weeks. In the perfect situation you\u2019ll only pay for what you\u2019re using. SaaS works exactly according to this principal.<\/p>\n

The SaaS vendor is responsible for upgrades, bug fixes, security & availability.\u00a0 Many times your business data may already be present in one of the SaaS applications, if you wish to pursue another SaaS application, the vendors most of the time provide integrations which enable you to import your data from one application to another saving you time & money.<\/p>\n

Another benefit of the pay-as-you-go system is that most of the time you\u2019ll get a free trial period. This allows you to get a feel for the software you\u2019re interested in so that you can gain some experience with it. Once the trial period has ended you\u2019ll have a very good idea if the software can give you what you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in SaaS and looking for a software suite to run your entire business then\u00a0\u00a0accurants software suite\u00a0brings you an all in one solution that makes it very easy to put data in and even easier to get it out.\u00a0 With Invoicing, Time Tracking, Project Management, Expense Tracking, Mileage Log, Accounting, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and\u00a0Taxes, accurants provides the most complete solution saving you time & money.<\/em><\/p>\n

accurants is a SaaS application so all your employees will be able to\u00a0access company\u2019s data from anywhere, anytime and any device.\u00a0 <\/em>Getting started with\u00a0accurants is easy, try 30 days for FREE\u00a0<\/a>and explore all the features, use the\u00a0software tools\u00a0to see if\u00a0they meet all your business\\’s requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Photo Credits: Cloud Computing \/ Photo by FutUndBeidl<\/a> \/ <\/strong>CC BY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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