Everyone is talking about Hosted Applications these days. There are many misconceptions about what a hosted application is, how they work, what the benefits are, and finally how to determine if a hosted solution is what your business needs. Two of the benefits of hosted applications are:

More time to focus on core business goals.
IT departments gain valuable time they previously spent managing, maintaining and upgrading hardware and software infrastructure.

Less initial IT investment
Startup and ongoing support costs for a typical HR, financials and distribution application suite can run from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, depending on the number of users. A good hosted solution should decrease those costs by about 25 percent.

Those two benefits alone are enough to raise an eyebrow or two, usually leading to a company at least looking into a hosted application. Yet, how do you know if a Hosted Application really meets your company's needs?

Ask yourself the following questions:

You need to implement solutions quickly.
Hosted solutions can be deployed in days or weeks instead of months.

The total cost of owning a solution exceeds its business value.
Hosted solutions are priced on a subscription basis, so you pay only for what you use.

You anticipate growth or change and need a flexible solution.
Hosted solutions are easily scaled and modified to changing needs.

You don't have sufficient IT personnel to maintain and manage solutions.
Hosted solutions require no in-house maintenance or upgrades capability.

You experienced failures with packaged solutions and fear repeat performances.
Hosted solutions provide secure, reliable performance.

If you still require more information on why your organization should consider a Hosted Application, feel free to call one of our representatives at 1 888 216 9780, or Click Here To Email us.

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