ERP Deployment Method: SaaS, On Premise or Hybrid

As SaaS/cloud applications are gaining popularity, customers are increasingly evaluating between SaaS, On Premise or a hybrid of both deployment methods.

Who should go for a SaaS Deployment?

• Small companies
• Mid sized companies which do not have the expertise to maintain IT infrastructure (backups, crash recovery, security, load management etc.)
• Companies who do not want to invest upfront in software and IT infrastructure
• Have operations from multiple locations and does not want to invest in networking infrastructure

    Who should go for On Premise Deployment?

• Mid sized companies which have the expertise to maintain IT infrastructure (backups, crash recovery, security, load management etc.)
• Companies which can make capital investment in software and IT infrastructure
• Have operations from multiple locations and can invest in networking infrastructure

·         Have a large number of users

Who should go for Hybrid Deployment?

(Hybrid means a single instance of the software is hosted by a 3^rd party data centre)

• Mid sized or large companies which do not have the expertise to maintain IT infrastructure
• Large number of users
• Operation from multiple location
• Companies which can make capital investment in software and IT infrastructure

Hope this helps you to make a decision while implementing ERP system for your company.

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