{"id":147,"date":"2006-11-30T14:06:17","date_gmt":"2006-11-30T22:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=147"},"modified":"2006-11-30T14:06:17","modified_gmt":"2006-11-30T22:06:17","slug":"saas-surge-of-interest-in-saas-but-is-the-enterprise-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/saas-surge-of-interest-in-saas-but-is-the-enterprise-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"SaaS: Surge of Interest in SaaS — but is the Enterprise ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April at Software 2006<\/a>, McKinsey<\/a>\/IDC reported<\/a> statistics from their SaaS survey.\u00a0 Now McKinsey\u00a0has updated\u00a0the numbers in a new report<\/a> due to be released soon.\u00a0 Their new report shows that 61% of North American companies with over $1 billion in sales plan to adopt one or more SaaS applications in 2007.\u00a0 This is compared to only 38% of companies having any plans for SaaS in 2005.<\/p>\n

But it’s hard to know whether or not software SaaS vendors can match the hype and expectations of analysts like McKinsey.\u00a0 What is true is that SaaS software offerings\u00a0are growing quickly.\u00a0 ThinkStrategies<\/a> has put together a catalog of SaaS companies and categorized them by application category.\u00a0 The list includes 1200 companies in 79 categories.<\/p>\n

Somewhat of a surprise, PLM-vendor PTC shows up on the list, and other notable entries in this category include CrownPeak and SpringCM.\u00a0 But looking through\u00a0the list<\/a> of Content Management companies doesn’t\u00a0turn up\u00a0many well-known or long-established companies.\u00a0 The trend towards SaaS has clearly started, but whether it will move as quickly as predicted is not as clear.<\/p>\n

All of the SaaS offerings on the ThinkStrategies list appear to be targeting content management from a very generic perspective, but one size seldom fits all, especially in the enterprise.\u00a0 For large enterprises, more than likely, customization will be required.<\/p>\n

That leads to something that is being called SaCS<\/a> — Software as a Customized Service.\u00a0 Hosted solutions, but packaged and\u00a0customized for companies.\u00a0 This approach captures much of the flavor of SaaS, treating IT as a utility, but\u00a0it also\u00a0reflects accurately\u00a0the business processes\u00a0within the organization.<\/p>\n

SaCS is more descriptive of the model that Formtek has pursued in creating our on-demand solutions.\u00a0 Formtek works closely with our customers and provides hosted solutions tailored to their processes.<\/p>\n

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In April at Software 2006, McKinsey\/IDC reported statistics from their SaaS survey.\u00a0 Now McKinsey\u00a0has updated\u00a0the numbers in a new report due to be released soon.\u00a0 Their new report shows that 61% of North American companies with over $1 billion in…<\/span><\/p>\n

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