Software as a Service

SaaS: Software as a Service - It means, to put it very simply, software available for use online. There is no need to download it. Just signup on TireWare.com and use it. In contrast to client/server software, SaaS applications such as TireWare, Google, Salesforce.com, and eBay share the same physical instance and version of an application. This concept is called multi-tenant architecture as each tenant is a set of users who belong to a particular company or entity. The data for each tenant is secure from the other.

This graphic provides a compelling breakdown of TireWare’s costs vs. those of traditional software. The bottom line is that the license price of buying traditional software or Application Service Provider (ASP) solutions is just the tip of the iceberg.
All the ongoing costs of hardware, IT management, support and more add up to far more than the initial cost.

When you subscribe to TireWare’s SaaS instead of purchasing a software license, you:

• Save Time – you eliminate many of the typical implementation tasks associated with licensed software because the software is already up and running on TireWare’s data center, deployment tends to be shorter compared to the old traditional self hosted or ASP applications.
• Use Your Budget More Wisely – TireWare will free your organization from supporting high-cost, time consuming IT functions like purchasing, supporting, and maintaining the server infrastructure. Employees no longer spend time maintaining equipment, downloading and installing patches, and installing software upgrades. They are spending time running the business.
• Have Immediate Access to the Latest Innovations – With old, traditional software, the latest innovations are only available with each new upgrade. Given the cost and complexity of moving to new versions, most dealers find it impractical to upgrade every time a new release becomes available. As soon as a new or improved feature appears in TireWare’s application, you begin using it. In other words, every time you log into TireWare you are assured you are using the latest version that TireWare has to offer.

Not All SaaS’s are created equal

Many companies advertising themselves as “hosted solutions” or ASPs (Application Service Providers) are merely deploying one application instance on a server for each customer, just as a customer would deploy internally at their shop. What does this mean? This means the ASP vendor has to manually ‘touch’ your system every time there is an update, a bug fix, a patch, or an upgrade – 10 customers equals 10 fixes - this is a long laborious and expensive process for the software vendor (hint – that is why they charge expensive monthly maintenance fees and customer support fees).

Why You Should Care

SaaS solutions like TireWare are 30-70% less expensive than old, traditional software INCLUDING ASP software (Gartner Group). How is this possible? Easy. With SaaS solutions you don’t pay for:

• Software licenses
• Expensive, complicated new equipment
• Implementation fees
• Training fees
• Upgrade fees every 2-3 years
• Maintenance fees

At the same time, TireWare can do improvements, new features, bug fixes (yes everyone has bugs – we just fix them faster and better), update and upgrades much faster than traditional or ASP software. This means everyone gets the latest version at the same time, immediately and without hassles.