As business owners are pressured to stay up to date with fast changing technology and increasingly complex
hardware, software, communication, and network infrastructures, DMSi’s SaaS (Software as a Service) or hosted solution is quickly gaining attention. The SaaS option eliminates on-site servers and only requires an internet connection to access Agility’s complete Microsoft® window based accounting system located at secure Tier I data centers. Although hosting Agility is an ‘option’ (you can still opt for on-premise equipment) it is now selected 90% of the time by new customers due to its many benefits.
Agility SaaS . . . simplicity you can trust.
- Far less dependency on IT staff and/or services
- No purchase of servers usually requiring replacement every 3-5 years
- IT costs that match your business's changing needs - up and down
- Leverage existing PC desktop infrastructure
- No server maintenance contracts includes geographical redundancy between data centers
- No costly server environment systems (cooling, electrical, racking, etc.)
- Disaster recovery is inherent, including the option for geographical redundancy between data centers
- Automatic backups and software updates
Agility SaaS . . . big savings.
In contrast to conventional financial models of software vendors who depend upon up front software license fees to support their P&Ls, DMSI adopted the variable SaaS (Software as a Service) model. Instead of prepaying for the rights to use software, SaaS allows you to pay for only what is utilized during a given period. Much like your utility bill, with Agility SaaS, you only pay for what you consume vs. pre-paying for 10 years of consumption. This model provides the following cost benefits:
- Preserves cash flow
- Only pay for license rights as you utilize
- Costs move up and down as your business changes
- Lowers software maintenance fees during housing troughs Agility software maintenance is tied to user counts, as companies have reduced their employee count, user counts have been reduced accordingly. As such, companies using Agility have been able to easily reduce IT expense during the current downturn.
- Never pay for an upgrade or “new version” as the current monthly fee is for the most current product
- License Fees treated as an operating expense as incurred vs. a liability on the balance sheet which could impact your ability to borrow money for inventory, trucks, etc. during these tough times
- No long term contracts or prepaid software licenses
- SaaS is the future. A recent survey by Ziff Davis Enterprises showed that 73% of IT executives plan to
expand their company’s use of hosted applications
- Concentrate on business instead of software maintenance and large IT hardware infrastructure
Agility SaaS . . . customers are talking.
I love it! For our size company, it is ideal. I don’t have time to be updating. With SaaS, all the updates are kept current automatically. -Judy Tlumac, Benbilt
By eliminating the need for on-premise servers, DMSi’s Agility Software as a Service (SaaS) helped us stay focused to grow from entrepreneurial start-up to market leader. -Van Isley, Professional Builder’s Supply
Despite transitioning from a complete paper run company when installing, we were running live after only three months after purchasing Agility. The SaaS model helped make the process easy.
-Chris Jones, Framing Square Lumber
Selecting DMSi to handle our technology needs is one of the best decisions I have ever made.
-Steve Chambers, Harper Chambers Lumber
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