Matt Asay recently posted some commentary on the benefits of Software-as-a-Service and Open Source technology in a business downturn.  As usual Matt draws useful conclusions on how IT groups might react over the coming months (and years!).

Turning this into a business view, there’s not doubt that projects aiming at improving or introducing new practices and processes are dwindling.  The question is whether the benefits of SaaS (and Open Source to some extent) are compelling enough to get projects restarted.

At Tomtom Consultants, we think that the proposition of technology that is easy to acquire and an almost-immediate configuration to the business needs is a compelling proposition; one that builds on the benefits that Matt points to.  It represents the quickest and cheapest way to get a successful change made to the business structure and processes.

It will be interesting to see if our industry, prospects and clients follow the same route through the coming challenges.