CIO

Beverly Magda put together a nice list of things to consider when looking at a SaaS offering called "CIO SaaS Checklist" in InformationWeek magazine.  Here are the questions that she encourages CIO's to ask:

1.  Will the SaaS app require modification of IT or network infrastructure or need special integration?

2. Can I retire redundant IT infrastructure by using the SaaS application?

3. How long will SaaS deployment take vs. software?

4. What training will my IT staff require?

5. Can I redeploy existing staff to other projects with SaaS?

6. How does our end users' application experience compare with SaaS vs. software?

7. How does security of our data compare?   Read more»