Seven Best Practices for SMB Deployments of SaaS

Although growing trends illustrate that enterprise corporations are moving towards on-demand Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, traditionally this platform has been most popular with small to mid-sized businesses(SMBs). Online, hosted offerings present a cost effective option to more expensive, slower to deploy client server options. Regardless of the size of the customer, the deployment methodologies involved vary greatly from company to company. Smaller organizations tend to work with tighter budgets and often demand more services than they are willing or able to pay for. Developing a straightforward project plan and setting expectations from the beginning are essential practices of any deployment. However, these practices are exponentially important when dealing with the narrow margins of an SMB deployment.