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How can ASP (Application Service Provider) model save you money ($)? |
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Advantages of ASP ( Application Service Provider) Model
- Low cost of entry and, in most cases, an extremely short setup time.
- The pay-as-you-go model is often significantly less expensive.
- The ASP model, as with any outsourcing arrangement, eliminates head count. IT headcount tends to be very expensive and very specialized, so this is frequently advantageous.
- The ASP model also eliminates specialized IT infrastructure
for the application as well as supporting applications. For example, if
the application you want to use requires an Oracle or MS-SQL database,
you would have to support both the application and the database.
- The ASP model can shift Internet bandwidth to the ASP, which can often provide it at lower cost.
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huge advantage of using these ASPs is the fact that you don't have to
do anything to get started. A small business looking
for these services would have needed to:
- Purchase Internet connectivity and a router.
- Purchase one or more servers for the Web server software, etc.
- Hire an IT person to install and administrate the software.
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