Unleashing the Power of On-Demand |
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On-demand software (or software as a service – SaaS) is a software distribution model in which applications are hosted by a vendor or service provider and made available to customers over the Internet. Thanks to the rapid development of these web-based services, savvy organizations are pushing aside traditional, cumbersome legacy applications in order to realize rapid, tangible business benefits.
The on-demand delivery model stands in contrast to customary on-premises or installed software offerings, which typically require large investments in time, personnel, hardware, and consulting. In a rapidly evolving business climate, this model does not pass muster.
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A true multi-tenant, multi-user architecture delivers higher flexibility and scalability while driving down IT costs and total cost ownership |
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| In the talent and learning management world, on-demand technologies can be applied across a wide spectrum of HR and corporate touch points. In parallel to increasing corporate interest in alternative training methods, there is a rising trend in technology toward on-demand delivery of training content through LMS software and services. |
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The benefits of the on-demand model are numerous, well-documented, and increasingly incontrovertible. They include:
On-demand offerings are offered as a service. This means there is no software to purchase, install, or maintain. Ever. |
Subscription-based pricing translates to significantly lower up-front costs. In general, the on-demand model not only alleviates the costs of traditional perpetual licensing fees but also eliminates the need for additional IT infrastructure investments to support new applications. |
On-demand applications provide immense flexibility in configuration, self-customization, and general ease-of-use. Clients do not need to engage large consulting firms to configure the application. |
On-demand applications like Cornerstone do not require costly patches, service interruptions, or annual upgrades. Instead clients enjoy real-time, network-wide attribution of system enhancements and instantaneous upgrades worldwide. |
The notion that on-demand is for small business is incorrect. Companies of all sizes are taking advantage of SaaS, scaling to hundreds of thousands of global users. Plus, with on-demand offerings, adding incremental locations, offices, and users is straightforward and requires no further IT investment. |
Today’s web services ensure airtight linkages with all manner of systems and critical business applications, such as HRIS, CRM, ERP, financial/billing systems, and third-party content. |
At its core, the on-demand model demands little in the way of IT staffing, hardware, and ongoing maintenance. On-demand systems let businesses focus on their particular missions and leave the hosting, networking, data security, and other IT issues to the supplier. |
With a vastly simplified delivery model comes large-scale enterprise implementations measured in days and weeks – NOT months and years. This is demonstrable, repeatable, and saves clients time, money, and frustration. |
On-demand delivery helps organizations in one other key way – by building in productive incentives for the vendor to provide top-level products and services. In short, the provider must constantly prove the value of its product in a way that does not align with the installed (entrenched) software offerings of the past.
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Cornerstone is the largest pure-play on-demand integrated talent management system in the industry. The company helps organizations to empower their people and increase productivity by offering a comprehensive suite of talent management solutions for learning, compliance, performance, compensation, and succession management as well as robust reporting and analytics and over 30,000 pre-integrated training titles.
Cornerstone’s multi-tenant, multi-user on-demand software architecture provides clients with minimal IT costs, flexibility, reliability, and the lowest total cost of ownership. Because of the open design of the system, it is totally customizable to suit each company's unique needs, and unlike other learning management systems, Cornerstone is fully deployable across the entire enterprise within weeks.
Cornerstone’s service is subscription-based, ensuring a constant commitment by our team to offer top courses by the best providers managed through an easy-to-use administration system. And the system’s open architecture means that Cornerstone will interface with other information systems in use.
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