Listen in as Al Plastow discusses how software as a service is going to cost your company more money while taking away your control over the software you depend on. This quick audio/video excerpt was taken from a software life cycle management training session developed by the Institute for Technology Asset Management and delivered by the Business Technology Consumer Network.

The full SaaS subject matter discussion includes:

• Loss of perpetual licenses - (You remember this one - pay once and use forever...),

• Increased costs due to yearly software “rental” - (pay them now, pay then later, pay them again, pay them more, pay their friends),

• Denial of service for non compliance - (or any other reason the provider wishes to cite),

• Hardware cost hikes to accomodate changing compatibility issues - (because you will frequently not have a choice when the provider discontinues the version you are using),

• Trap doors & back doors into your systems - (Because "We [the copyright holders] have a right to monitor your use.")

• And more...

Software Asset Management (SAM) is one of the core professional service areas within the over-all scope of enterprise Technology Portfolio Management (TPM). Asset managers who are well trained in supplier-neutral methods can help put control of the business technology environment back in your hands. Virtually any company, of any size, could reduce the costs of business technologies by as much as 25%-30% through simple low cost changes to the business processes governing technology spending.

Click to access this short slide/audio Flash conversation:  Software As a Service - Just One More Way to Lose Your Technology Assets   

It's "Al" in your head! (Now, THAT is a chilling thought...)

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