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    www.successfactors.com www.successfactors.com

    SuccessFactors SaaS

    Many software vendors claim to deliver on-demand solutions but use that term loosely. A true SaaS s

    SuccessFactors employs a multi-tenant architecture. A multi-tenant architecture is built from a common co

    server infrastructure for all customers to maximise efficiency and performance. Separate instances of the

    provide customers with their own database for complete and secure control over their data.

    ASP from a Third Party

    An Application Service Provider (ASP) is an application that is hosted by a 3rd party and usually not associa

    software vendor. The host ordinarily lacks expertise in the application which may result in poor performanc

    issue resolutions. Maintenance and software upgrades require additional fees.

    ASP On-demandSome vendors host their software via ASP themselves as an on-demand offering". In this model each

    deployed on isolated servers and across disparate release versions with custom code. Maintenance becom

    and results in slow performance, poorer customer service, and costly upgrades.

    SuccessFactors and the SuccessFactors logo are trademarks of SuccessFactors, Inc. 2007 SuccessFactors, Inc. All rigwww.successfactors.com 1-800-809-9920

    On-demand does not always mean SaaS

    Transparency and lower TCO

    Why SaaS?

    Advanced security

    Reduced administrative burdenSince we manage all networkmaintenance and upgrades on anongoing basis, your IT staff is freeto work on your organisationsmost strategic initiatives.

    We partner with IBM to leverage oneof the newest and most advancedSAS70 certified data centers. IBMperforms ongoing security scans and

    SuccessFactors has passed over 16rigorous security and infrastructureaudits.

    Our highly configurable provides a tailored solutcustomising the code. Gbenefits of customisatio

    the costs of deploying ataining custom code.

    Since all customers use code base, we can easilynew features every moadditional cost.

    There are no hidden costs or feeswith SaaS. You do not have topurchase hardware or invest in anyinfrastructure and with our fixed-bid professional services deploy-ment model you can avoid costlyproject overruns common with

    on-premise solutions.

    Rapid deploymentBy eliminating the upfrorequired to setup hardwinstall software, you canyour time to go-live abenefitting from your inmore quickly.

    Faster Innovation

    Configuration not cus

    Unlike traditional enterprise software delivery models, SuccessFactors SaaS is a recurring subscription based

    model hosted from our secure IBM datacenter and delivered on-demand. SaaS requires no hardware

    purchases, software installations, network setup, or ongoing system upgrades and patches from the

    customers perspectives. All you need is a web browser to access the application online. With this model, start

    up fees and times are greatly reduced, helping you realise the value of our solution more quickly. Since we are

    a subscription-based business, we have to earn your business each and every year so we share aligned incen-

    tives to make you successful.

    High costs and return on Investments (ROI) are top of

    mind concerns for organisations, both large and

    small. With on-premise enterprise software, organi-

    sations experience greater upfront and hidden costsduring implementation. Unforeseen hardware

    requirements, maintenance, upgrades and support

    fees add up quickly. Organisations managing

    The High Cost of On-Premise Software

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    on-premise enterprise software burn over 75% of

    their total IT budgets on simply maintaining their

    current enterprise software infrastructure. Success-

    Factors Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model

    eliminates these factors altogether.

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