Jeff,
I see your point and it’s a good one, but your comment mixes categories.
The financial consideration is CapEx vs. OpEx, not local hardware vs. cloud
service. OpEx isn’t necessarily preferable, and there are ways to
operationalize hardware expenses when it’s preferable to do so -
From a management and finance point of view, SaaS/IaaS are very much preferable
to CapEx (hardware) and the expense of staff. In my experience, these solutions
tend to provide savings or cost containment, where the ongoing cost of the
licensing is offset by the need for less staff, either thru
Bruce,
I know from personal experience, that the two leaders in this space have issues
with code quality. It’s impossible to judge an old solution abandoned in 2008
with what’s available now, unless you are still running both. Do you have both
solutions in play?
BTW – This isn’t a
Lee,
You mention
If the premise versions weren’t too-frequently bug-ridden, it may be a
different story
Please do not assume all wireless vendors are equal. We changed due to the
obviously abysmal wireless support from Cisco in 2008.
For reference, look at this vendor-neutral list and you
