In retrospect, the web in 2000 now seems like a simple place to be.
Back then it was largely an information portal, with a few e-commerce outfits that enticed users with the ability to spend their money ‘online’.
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Published March 19th, 2007
The difference, now, as users and organisations, is we now have confidence in the technology.
Times are a’ changing. The expectations of users and businesses now consist of the following:
This is called Software-as-a-Service or software as a subscription model.
Take Flickr for example, it’s
free to sign up and use (with limitations). The attractive point, apart
from not needing technical knowledge or hardware, is the monthly subscription cost of about $2 is hardly going to break anyones bank. The current user base for Flickr is massive.
With the success of user based subscription models, it was a matter of
time before businesses had similar options. But let’s be clear, we are
not saying that you will get hosted learning and performance management
for $2 a user!
A look at the leading learning and performance management companies shows:
In addition we have Success Factors who provide Talent and Performance management purely as a “software as a service solution” for small, medium and enterprise
companies. This is quite significant as it truly means that Talent,
Performance and Learning management is no longer just for the big guns.
Whilst all these services will differ, their aims and benefits are similar:
Whilst the target market for OnDemand solutions appear to be SME’s, larger corporates are known to have taken up this option whilst experiencing significant change (e.g. mergers, lack of internal resources).
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