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The
cost
of
entry
is
low
(in
some
cases,
it
is
free):
Instead
of
paying
lots
of
money
to
acquire
and
roll
out
complex
technology
across |
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the
entire
company,
customers
can
roll
out
just
one
test
department
of,
say,
20
people. |
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Only
a
computer
with
network
connection
(usually
Internet
access)
is
required.
They
can
perform
with
minimal
hardware |
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requirements. |
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No
software
is
required
to
be
downloaded
and
installed. |
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No
need
to
purchase
or
upgrade
a
software
license.
Instead
these
are
available
as
software
as
a
service. |
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No
upgrading
hassles
when
new
features
are
added
or
bugs
eliminated. |
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They
also
provide
the
ability
to
share
a
document
with
several
users
without
your
own
server. |
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The
risk
is
very
low
if
it
fails,
and
the
company
doesn't
have
to
involve
its
busy
and
Expensive
IT
staff.
It
saves
time
and
money.
Also
no
require
of
IT
Support
as
well
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The
Supplier
works
for
the
buyer:
Customers
don't
have
to
rely
on
their
IT
departments
to
install
an
application.
Everything
is
running
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securely
at
the
supplier's
location. |
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Less-risky
investment:
Instead
of
spending
£10,000-£100,000
all
at
once
for
customized
software,
customers
pay
for
the
same |
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software
monthly.
The
monetary
risk
is
lower
and
less
scary.
The
charges
are
very
much
nominal. |
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Suppliers
must
provide
a
secure
data
environment,
or
they're
out
of
a
job:
Most
Suppliers
understand
that
data
must
be
backed
up |
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religiously,
and
security
is
the
top
priority.
Customers'
IT
departments
are
typically
pulled
in
many
directions
and
can't
be
as
focused
on
one
technology.
Customers
can
assume
their
data
security
is
probably
safer
when
it's
hosted. |
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The
onus
is
on
the
Provider:
If
the
Supplier's
software
is
broken,
the
Software
Provider
won't
be
getting
money
from
any
customer
for |
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long.
The
Software
Provider
is
motivated
to
fix
the
problem. |
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Control:
Gain
greater
control
of
finances
by
moving
from
paper
records
to
computerized
accounting
software; |
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Reduces
Job
Duplications:
Send
sales
invoices
and
other
documents
directly
to
another
business's
accounts
for
the
recipient
to
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approve
without
having
to
reenter
the
information;
Transactions
that
affect
your
bank
account
can
be
sent
automatically
to
the
online
accounting
application;
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Data
&
Documents
Portability:
Data
and
Documents
are
easily
portable
and
can
be
migrated,
imported
or
exported
to
any
other
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application
or
solution,
if
required.
You
can
access
your
data
and
documents
from
almost
any
computer
with
a
broadband
connection |
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Security:
All
your
data
resides
on
a
remote
server.
If
your
computer
crashes,
your
documents
are
still
safe
on
the
server.Dedicated |
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and
Separate
Data
Back
up
Servers
are
installed
and
data
backups
are
taken
regularly. |
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User
friendly
GUI
interfaces.No
expensive
IT
department
required.
As
GAL
also
provide
remote
software
maintenance
services |
