The Essential Guide to Claims Technology in a Changing Environment 6
C H A P T E R 2 :
Delivery and Deployment: Know Your Hosting Options
Today's software environment leans heavily toward cloud-
based, vendor-hosted applications. However, providers that
offer only that kind of solution limit both the flexibility and
options available to their clients.
Internet-based applications that can be either vendor- or
client-hosted provide the most flexibility and deliver a claims
solution that meets the needs of clients. That's because
while some organizations have decided they can generate
better returns by focusing on their core competency--claims
handling--other organizations still have valid reasons for
wanting to keep their system behind their own firewalls.
This chapter in 20 seconds…
»As is the case with much of the B2B
world, enterprise software today
is delivered more and more via the
vendor-hosted, cloud-based model.
»There are, however, legitimate reasons that
claim organizations may wish to self-host.
»It's important to know your hosting
options: even claim organizations that
self-host can get all the benefits of vendor-
hosted, cloud-based applications.
