ERP SaaS Struggles

The
Wall Street Journal looked into startup troubles for
SAP’s Software as a Service ERP offering. Two reasons are provided
for the disappointing launch: SaaS ERP products are seen by
potential customers as slow and hard to use;
potential customers fear long project installations and
high costs. Then the hype machine takes over for the
rest of the article. Unless the products improve to the point that
project
costs are controlled, the hype will not become
reality.