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VIRTUALISATION Software license discounting ‘the norm’ in downturn
VIRTUALISATION Software license discounting ‘the norm’ in downturn | Software license discounting ‘the norm’ in downturn |
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| by Peter Dinham | |
| Sunday, 07 June 2009 | |
  
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According to IDC’s Amy Konary, in an economy where traditional licensing approaches are under fire, software companies, in order to survive the downturn and position for growth in an eventual recovery, “will have to evolve their go-to-market approach,” and, she added, “subscription pricing and SaaS will play a key role." As well as an interest by organisations in shifting capital budgets to operating budgets, Konary said that, in addition, “more than half of C-Level executives surveyed are open to buying software from a small firm with a very short track record, if the price is good and functionality seems at least comparable.” Konary says there will be more information on the IDC software survey in its next lot of briefings, including an update on the growth expectations for SaaS and subscription, which will also highlight “the key characteristics that customers are looking for in the pricing of software offerings.” |
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