Sunday, February 1, 2015

Want to Compete Against the Big Players? SAAS can give you an edge...

Government contracts should be well-versed with the spreadsheet, juggling around materials, labor and subcontractor costs until the perfect financial balance is reached for a given government opportunity. When IT is thrown in, however, projects achieve a new level of complexity -- and uncertainty. When small contractors lack support from internal tech teams or have no in-house expertise, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offers up solutions in a small business environment with comprehensive automation. If given a chance to erase IT expense in favor of an agile, pay-as-you-go operational model, most business decision makers would jump for joy. This can be accomplished with SaaS -- where software delivery via browser or mobile device, configuration, maintenance and update responsibilities are on the service provider. With a vast selection of tools to benefit small government contractors, small- to medium-size businesses (SMBs) can dramatically reduce IT support needed, and tap into a pool of automated tools to help run a small business like a large one -- so the business can evolve into a large one.

Read more at Forbes...