Dell Research Report Sample

Unfortunately, shrinking budgets due to downward economic pressures are becoming very familiar scenarios. It is not uncommon for a CFO to inform the CIO of the need to reduce the company’s IT operating budget by 5% and the capital budget by 25% for the coming fiscal year. The implications are that software already purchased will not get implemented due to the reduction in IT staff and the new software and infrastructure for fiscal-year 2009 is now on hold, or is dramatically reduced.

How do you determine if SaaS makes sense for your environment? Will SaaS affect your monthly operating budget positively or negatively? This Gartner research report examines the pros and cons of adopting SaaS and comes up with some surprising conclusions.