EdPeek

No matter where in the world a small or mid-sized business is located, it’s probably safe to assume that one of the biggest headaches – and largest cost not associated with driving revenues – is associated with managing software and other IT needs. These businesses often don’t have the in-house expertise to manage the IT infrastructure, or they cannot afford to purchase the edgy, high-end, productivity enhancing solutions with which large companies have the luxury to experiment.

Enter software-as-a-service – or SaaS – which can level the proverbial “playing field” and enable SMBs to focus on their mission of growing revenue …

If there’s one upside to the dire global economy over the last few years, it’s that there’s been a greater desire to save money and make better use of the existing resources (human and capital) by companies around the world.  And that business trend has led to greater adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) by businesses in the U.S. and around the world. The facts support this trend: Analyst firm Gartner estimated that virtual IT delivery was going to be about a $9.6 billion industry in 2010, quickly growing to $16 billion a few years in the future.

Virtualization and SaaS make sense …