Messaging News - December 2008 - (Page 15) Get Compliant. ideal for very large enterprises that have layers upon layers of legacy infrastructure.” Briceno agrees that it may not be right for everyone stating, “Our enterprise and governmental customers continue to express a clear preference for an on premises messaging infrastructure.” But he notes, “SaaS deployment models have enabled PGP Corporation to reach even deeper into the SMB space through our PGP Managed Service Provider Network while expanding geographic reach. The majority of our SaaS deployments are incremental rather than competitive with our traditional license sales.” Even though today’s economy might be pushing organizations to reach a comfort zone with outsourcing, the model has been increasingly tested by organizations in recent years. “I would say better than 50 percent of our customers have had previous experience with SaaS on a limited basis,” says Roberto. “We may have a client who has been doing part of their security functions in a SaaS model, but they are doing their continuity or email in house. We often replace other SaaS security components because of our unified platform that offers all of the continuity and archiving.” Asked his advice for a company that had not had experience with SaaS, Adams offers, “We use a few SaaS solutions and we did spend a lot of time investigating how the data is protected and who might have access and what our risk is. My advice to others, as far as budget and cost, is to not look at the initial cost of the product because we have seen huge savings on all our moves so far. This model allows us to focus more on supporting our users.” SJ/TMP Strengths of SaaS In summarizing the main benefits of software-as-a-service (SaaS) over on-premise David Ferris, principle analyst at Ferris Research offers a few thoughts. While Ferris is speaking particularly about email archiving in the below, generally speaking the same benefits can be said of other SaaS offering types. • SaaS is much easier and cheaper to install. • The total cost of ownership of SaaS is usually lower than onpremise software, but watch out for services that run up the cost with storage and professional services fees. • SaaS costs are generally more predictable, subject to the prior caveat about additional fees. • SaaS allows IT staff to focus on the business issues (of archiving) rather than on the technology. Source: Ferris Research white paper commissioned by Mimecast, Email Archiving: SaaS Strengths vs. On-Premise Solutions Preserve Email. The Barracuda Message Archiver, a complete and a ordable email archiving solution, is designed to index and preserve all email communication for rapid search and retrieval by users and auditors. Standard and user-de ned policies can be easily set up to ensure organizational, legal and regulatory compliance. A single Barracuda Message Archiver can be deployed in minutes and supports up to 6,000 users, with no per user, mailbox or server license fees. FOR YOUR REFERENCE Everyone.net, Inc. www.everyone.net Ferris Research www.ferris.com IDC www.idc.com Mimecast www.mimecast.com Osterman Research, Inc. www.ostermanresearch.com PGP Corporation www.pgp.com Barracuda Message Archiver Starting at $4,999 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is the first in a three-part series where we explore software-as-a-service, virtualization, and cloud computing and the nuances of each. The series will continue in the February edition of Messaging News. FREE EVALUATION UNITS 1-888-ANTI-SPAM www.barracuda.com http://www.everyone.net http://www.ferris.com http://www.idc.com http://www.barracuda.com http://www.mimecast.com http://www.ostermanresearch.com http://www.pgp.com http://www.barracuda.com
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