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CTRM in the Cloud
led to a more sympathetic overall view to the idea and concepts behind the cloud and SaaS as a delivery model
for E/CTRM software.
However, when it comes to E/CTRM software currently installed at and in use by the respondents companies,
we see a continuation of the legacy of the last 15+ years in which traditional on-premises installations have been
by far more common. Some 77% of the end user respondents identified their E/CTRM solution as a traditional
on-premises
installation,
Figure 6: Disposition of Currently Used CTRM Solutions
are utilizing internally
Note: Not Applicable represents consultants and System’s integrators included in the study
50%
developed systems (or are
45%
currently developing such a
40%
solution),
or
some
35%
combination of the two
30%
(Figure 6). Of the rest, only
25%
10% use a hosted solution,
20%
6% utilize a SaaS solution
15%
and even fewer use leased
10%
software.
5%

Interestingly, when asked if
0%
Traditional
Not
Internal
Hosted
SaaS
Selecting
Leased
Vendor
Being
No
they
would
consider
Applicable
supplied - developed Response
internally
procuring
an
E/CTRM
developed
software solution in the
future via the various deployment methods (SaaS, Hosted, Leased and/or Traditional on-premises), there was
little variation. The least likely option was leasing, while SaaS/Cloud was essentially tied with Traditional as the
most likely delivery models (Figure 7).
The results suggest that the
penchant for traditional on-premises
installations for E/CTRM software
may be giving away to the cloud and
that the future is perhaps rather
more even, with the vast majority of
buyers open to looking at
alternatives to the traditional
method of deploying E/CTRM
software. This appears to be a
significant change over the results of
the
CommodityPoint
survey
conducted just 3 years ago and
potentially represents a sea change
in attitudes.

Figure 7: How Would Respondents Procure Their Next CTRM Solution?
100%
80%
60%

30%

26%

15%

24%

41%

30%
15%

19%

No

40%
20%

56%

50%

SaaS/Cloud

Hosted

41%

Don't Know

56%

Yes

0%
Leased

Traditional

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