When considering the myths and misconceptions regarding SaaS / cloud based warehouse management systems, two expressions spring to mind. The first “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” and the second “all that glitters isn’t necessarily gold”. There are many pale imitations of the Snapfulfil SaaS ( Software as a Service ) warehouse management system and although many purport to be sophisticated, shiny, all dancing, all singing cloud based WMS, the reality is very different

Snap-Fulfil-vector-logo-OLThe traditional software companies frequently attempt to muddy the waters and confuse prospective vendors with claims in print or word  that either insinuate/ infer or blatantly state that SaaS is too high risk or simply incapable of delivering the solutions they need. The harsh reality is that these buyers are fobbed off with traditional solutions of on-premise software tied to on-demand commercial models because the software provider does not have an authentic, state of the art SaaS solution to offer them.

Gavin Clark, Commercial Director for SaaS warehouse management system provider Snapfulfil, elaborates on this point: “In our opinion a traditional on-premise software solution combined with a SaaS commercial model, (or vice versa) is a perfect example of certain operators in our industry attempting to ‘have its cake and eat it’. The same applies to those who provide SaaS software solutions, but insist on the majority of the investment from the client being paid in advance. These companies are not financially able or simply not inclined to embrace the long term partnership approach of a true SaaS model like Snapfulfil.”

He continues: “I would like to dispel the myth once and for all that internet connections are unreliable. At Snapfulfil our uptime of over 99.99% across our portfolio of clients disproves this school of thought completely. Availability of the internet is an accepted cornerstone for the majority of modern businesses. Software as a Service is not only a viable alternative method of financing software; it’s much more than that, involving very powerful functionality across virtually all verticals.”

Global use of Software as a Service solutions is predicted by the research and advisory company Gartner™ to grow by over 20% in 2013 to $12 Billion, with projections of growth to over $21 Billion by 2015. This growth is driven by SaaS providers offering a sophisticated software solution that meets their clients’ needs, broadens their scope and capability and perhaps most importantly is very accessible and easy to install.

Gavin Clark adds:” As a company Snapfulfil is highly motivated (due to short term contractual commitment) to make sure the software works, not only at ‘Go Live’, but throughout the life of the contract. The added dimension we bring to the great benefits of our software as a Service, is that Snapfulfil is a ‘No Capex’ model. Very few of our competitors offer this further benefit.”

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