R. Ray Wang, on his Software Insider’s Point of View blog, discusses the challenges organizations face in gaining buy-in and realizing the benefits of SaaS/Cloud application. Ray details the top ten most common strategies for transcending the burden of legacy apps. Briefly, they are:
2. SaaS Best of Breed Suites;
3. Two-Tier Hub and Spoke;
4. Legacy Containment and Surround;
5. Hosted Legacy and Surround;
6. Legacy Mid-Term Replacement and Third Party Maintenance;
7. Legacy Long Term Replacement;
8. PaaS Extensions;
9. Long Term BPO;
10. Private Clouds.
The money quote “Proceed with Cloud/SaaS Strategies Based on Business Requirements Not Hype.”
Ray’s post is located here: http://bit.ly/b2zXqT