To be agile and effective in the Age of Amazon, you need to make sure the software companies you partner with, and the solutions they provide, are constantly evolving to meet your changing needs.<\/p>\n
You need to reject the idea that software manufactures are simply providers\u2014companies need to be competing for your business, not just selling a generic, one-size-fits-all product. Make sure that they are focused on driving costs down for you, providing you increasing capability, delivering better service, and have transparent pricing. This can manifest itself in several ways; a la carte pricing, discounts for bundled services, and packages that are effective and not filled with fluff.<\/p>\n
Software companies can only do this if they are designing their companies with the same principles in mind, including the use of the latest technologies and processes. These companies, and their products, have to be future ready with respect to the systems and services they build.<\/p>\n
For instance: There is much debate on cloud vs. on premise software products. What does this debate actually mean for you and why should you care? A major component has to do with the usability of the product. Cloud products are modern and truly where software is headed \u2014 the primary advantage is that the software is continuously updated, often times without the user even knowing. Since the software is sold as a subscription, you don\u2019t need to pay for updates (that\u2019s built into the pricing structure). So, you always have the most up-to-date version and never have to worry about upgrades. On-premise software, on the other hand, requires manual updates\u2014often which aren\u2019t free.<\/p>\n
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