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" On-premises, you've got to buy the servers, "
Bedard says. " The cost of the infrastructure, plus
the hardening, plus the ongoing maintenance,
backup, optimization, defragmentation, et cetera,
all of those things. "
Additionally, he notes, the advancements to
keep modern and updated hardware in the shop
can be more expensive.
" Considering the cost of the
computer hardware, server
software, staff to install and
maintain, plus the constant
cost of version upgrades,
service packs, hot fixes, backups, et cetera, on-premises
[software] is usually more
costly, " Dossier's Hausler adds.
With an SaaS solution, the
pricing model is structured as
a monthly fee for each asset,
user, or device, depending on
the provider, plus additional
upgrades depending on functionality needs for the fleet.
" It's set and they know
what their expense is going
to be each month, " says
Dave Walters, senior solutions engineer for Trimble.
" [The monthly fee] typically
includes the IT infrastructure, it includes support
maintenance. Traditionally,
with premise-based software, you bought a license
and then paid support and
maintenance on an annual
basis. That all goes away to a
simple monthly fee to access
the software and use it. "

input or access the computer, as well as additional
time spent logging in or out of a shared computer.
CMMS providers have been working to optimize
the usage and information available on a tablet
or smartphone.
" The web app has every single feature across
the system, " Fleetio's Maxwell says. " The mobile
app is going to be your go-to when you are moving

around. " She notes some specific examples,
including " trying to access information, conduct
an inspection, log a fuel entry, all the things that
you would do when you are going about your day
to get data into the system, access that data and
look at it, or move work along. "
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Desktop versus
mobile devices
When it comes to accessing
information in the cloud, fleets
can utilize a mobile application - through a smartphone
or tablet - or a website-based
application using a mobile
device or a desktop computer.
The industry has seen a
continued shift to mobile
device usage to access a CMMS
- whether that be tablets or
smartphones. In the wake
of the COVID-19 pandemic
and implementing additional safety and social distancing precautions, shops have
looked to limit technicians
congregating around a shared
space like a computer kiosk in
a central location. This setup
in the middle of the shop has
other drawbacks, including
the necessity of a technician
to leave their bay in order to

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