With 97% of CIOs deeming mobility as critical for business success, many businesses are carefully weighing their options when it comes to mobile application development.
The common decision facing these users is whether to opt for traditional onsite development or to select a Software as a Service (SaaS) to fulfill their business needs. Historically, application development has been limited to in-house IT infrastructures that required significant labor and capital. Fortunately, SaaS is no longer an experimental, niche opportunity; rather, it has become a mission critical service for many organizations. Let’s consider some of the benefits below.
A Mountain of Cost and Risk
Traditional in-house development costs at the enterprise level can range from around $150,000 to well over $1 million. Furthermore, hidden upfront and maintenance costs that are often overlooked can range from $90,000 into the seven digits. Software as a Service can reduce that mountain of cost and risk facing your business.
In the technology world, things are constantly and rapidly changing. With an average 22-month cycle time for devices and a major update to operating systems occurring every one to two years, applications hosted in-house may lack the agility to respond and keep their hosting organizations robust and up to date.
Furthermore, onsite application development tends to be slow and fragmented. 61% of CIO’s say each project is a different code base and methodology, while 56% of CIO’s say projects range from 7 months to over a year to complete, a clearly overdrawn duration for implementation. Those numbers add up to a discordant, sluggish, and expensive development cycle.
A Simplified Solution
Software as a Service has the potential to alleviate these downfalls that often hold enterprises back from reaching their mobile application goals. Outsourcing development to companies who specialize and concentrate their efforts in mobile hosting can drastically reduce deployment time from months to days. Through efficient creation and deployment of IT, specialists like Knomatic increase return on investment. Real-time activity tracking improves cash flow to reduce payment cycles and tighten feedback loops of operational expenditures.
Knomatic's platform focuses on configurability, allowing businesses to easily and quickly change their mobile applications without having to code. When compared with traditional development methods, Saas can offer considerably faster deployment times, lower upfront and maintenance costs, and consistent updates to reduce the cost and risk that your organization undertakes in mobilization.
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