Why choose a SaaS CMMS?
For several years, the Mobility Work CMMS is built around a community of users, who exchange and follow the activity of their factory thanks to the news feed
The transition is gradual, but more and more businesses are turning to this solution. What are its pros and cons? Why choose a CMMS in SaaS ?
How does SaaS work?
La CMMS in SaaS mode is the result of the considerable technological advances of the last few decades.
SaaS software
The SaaS mode (Software as a service, or software as a service) is a relatively new concept that allows users to subscribe to software remotely rather than buying and installing it on their computer (on-site). It is therefore a commercial software exploitation model, in which software is installed on remote servers. Customers do not pay for a license to use a version, but for a subscription that allows them to use the online service.
One SaaS solution therefore includes the joint delivery of resources, services and know-how that allow companies to fully outsource part of their IT functions. It is therefore an operating cost rather than an investment, as with conventional software.
The main current applications of this model are:
- the customer relationship manager (CRM);
- human resources management;
- messaging;
- procurement management;
- videoconferencing.
In recent years, other applications of SaaS model have appeared, such as the GMAO 4.0.
Advantages and disadvantages of SaaS
The main advantages of a SaaS solution are as follows:
- the absence of heavy IT investments;
- the scalability of the tool, which allows it to be adapted to business needs rather than investing in software licenses and internal server capacities;
- regular software updates;
- secure data storage;
- 24-hour access to the data stored with the service provider.
In summary, outsourcing through SaaS mode allows companies that use it to relieve themselves of the constraints related to the hosting, operation and maintenance of the software. In addition, the cost of a SaaS service is a charge that can be deducted from the company's results, while investing in proprietary software can only be deducted by means of amortization over several years.
As for the disadvantages of SaaS, they are relatively few. Some users regret a certain form of dependency, induced by the use of an external service provider. From a practical point of view, if its servers fail, the company will thus be affected. This is why it is important to choose a solution that has proven itself over time.
In addition, some service providers offer a billing system that can, in fine, involve costs greater than those of software installed internally, if many users use the SaaS solution. Here too, it is important to be vigilant before engaging.
The advantages of a SaaS CMMS
Compared to a conventional solution, the use of a CMMS in SaaS has a lot of advantages.
Ultra-fast deployment
The first advantage of a CMMS in SaaS is its very rapid deployment. While a CMMS software Classic on-site is particularly heavy and long to install, a SaaS solution will be ready to be used in just a few clicks.
In addition, a solution like Mobility Work requires almost no training for maintenance teams, unlike old software from GMAO. Designed on the model of everyday applications, it is in fact extremely simple to learn and use, as soon as it is set up.
No heavy investments
The main advantage of a CMMS in SaaS undoubtedly resides here: it does not involve any significant investment. In terms of computer-aided maintenance management, this characteristic is particularly valuable.
On the one hand, choosing a CMMS software is generally a complicated exercise. Among the variety of available offers, it is necessary to find a tool that is both efficient and profitable, and adapted to the characteristics of your business. Examples of “bad choices” are numerous. The possibility of testing a solution before adopting it definitively is therefore very useful and will allow you to avoid making a bad investment. SMEs and VSEs will be particularly sensitive to this argument.
On the other hand, the considerable investment involved in CMMS software traditional ones require maintaining the same solution for years, even if it is no longer adapted to the evolution of the company and its maintenance. With a CMMS in SaaS on the other hand, it is possible to change the provider or simply to change the subscription formula to adapt it to new needs.
Frequent updates
Unlike on-site software, a SaaS CMMS application as Mobility Work is updated very regularly (every 15 days). This allows users to benefit from a maintenance management tool that is constantly efficient and adapted to changes in both the general technological environment and their own needs. The application indeed works in community mode: the opinions and feedback of its users are analyzed and taken into account for each update.
SaaS CMMS, unlimited accessibility
Adopt a CMMS in SaaS allows you to have access to it at any time and from any connected device (computer, tablet, smartphone), which is impossible with on-site software. This mobile accessibility is very useful both during maintenance interventions, both for carrying out and recording them, for planning them, and for analyzing the maintenance strategy. During periods when the teleworking is highly recommended and even, in some cases, imperative, this accessibility becomes almost essential.
Choose one CMMS in SaaS has both financial and practical consequences. By outsourcing the cost of managing this IT tool, it frees the company from the weight and risk of a heavy and engaging investment. By offering agility and mobility that are unparalleled with old CMMS software, it allows significant productivity gains and a stronger adherence of maintenance teams to a logic of continuous improvement.
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