Suntel hosts CEO forum
Suntel hosted a panel discussion on 'How to trim IT CAPEX through
SaaS,' which was attended by 100 CEO's from different industries.
Suntel drew panel members from different spheres and discussed the
concept of SaaS, Software As A service and how this would benefit Sri
Lankan companies.
Founder and CEO Hsenid Software International Dinesh Saparamadu
moderated the panel discussion. Panellists included Dr. Sanath Jayasena
from Moratuwa University, Suntel CIO Dr. Tariq Marikar, Mihindu
Rajaratne from Lanka Financial Services Bureau, HR/ Management
Consultant and Cornucopia Lanka Managing Director Dinesh Weerakkody,
Attune Lanka Finance Director Shahaz Zahir.
Dr. Jayasena said the emergence of SaaS as an effective
software-delivery mechanism creates an opportunity for IT departments to
change their focus from deploying and supporting applications to
managing the services that those applications provide. A successful
service-centric IT, in turn, directly produces more value for the
business by providing services that draw from both internal and external
sources and align closely with business objectives allowing world class
software services at a fraction of the cost on rental basis.
Dr. Marikar added that today, SaaS applications are expected to take
advantage of the benefits of centralization through a single-instance,
multi-tenant architecture, and by providing a feature-rich experience
with comparable on-premise applications.
In contrast to the one-time licensing model commonly used for
on-premise software, SaaS application access is frequently sold using a
subscription model, with customers paying an ongoing fee, to use the
application.
Lanka Financial Services Bureau was stated as a working example of
SaaS model which is used by the banking industry in Sri Lanka for their
FOREX transactions, according to Mihindu Rajaratne a resource person at
the discussion. |