Three considerations for SaaS selection in the Education Industry

In 2008, the economic crisis swept the world, causing financial turmoil in the world. Although various industries in China are facing a great impact, in the face of the crisis, China's education industry is on the contrary, fruitful results. According to statistics, in 2008, there were 18 education industry investment cases, with an investment amount of 1.822 billion yuan. In terms of the number of investment cases and total investment, the highest investment in 2008 was achieved. It is particularly worth noting that the information management of the education industry has also shown an unprecedented momentum. The first SaaS vendor in China, eight hundred customers, uses the SAAs system, which is simple, convenient, and low-cost, the education industry was quickly moved to the "Information Management" army.

The education industry has always been hailed as the "sunrise industry forever". Whether it is public or private, whether it is training and employment or entrepreneurial innovation, the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, the integration and policy adjustment of school customer resources and the improvement of internal management efficiency are also more concerned by market decision makers. With the advent of the information age, management has become the biggest obstacle to the development of training schools. As the market expands, training schools are increasingly dependent on standardized management. Information management has become the only way for enterprises.

For enterprises in the education industry, spending a huge amount of money to improve and maintain their work environment is not only unbearable, but also a waste of resources. At the same time, in terms of technology, traditional application software has already been able to meet the service availability and security requirements of users. As a new model for accelerating enterprise information management, SAAS can provide cloud computing services to hundreds or even thousands of users. This means that computing resources can be dynamically deployed and shared in a timely manner through the Technical Center, SAAS suppliers can effectively reduce operation costs through the scale effect of data centers, which is more conducive to the development of SAAS products for users and improves the informatization level of the education industry.

Although SAAS is in its initial stage, various SaaS products have sprung up, making enterprises dazzled. In the wave of SAAS, how should we select and deploy SAAS in the education industry to fully utilize SaaS for Education Informatization? According to my understanding, there are three points to note when selecting SaaS:

1. Service providers must have successful cases

When selecting SaaS for the education industry, we must first check whether there are successful cases for service providers, especially for the same industry. The more cases, the better. One of the key factors in measuring whether SaaS service providers are doing well is to see if there are any cases.

As the most professional SaaS service provider in China, over the past six years, eight hundred customers have successfully provided solutions for well-known brands such as Dell English language, Suntech, Hongyi education, and global ielts, it is widely recognized in the education industry.

"The overall use of the online CRM system of eight hundred customers is very good now. We have already input millions of customer data records, and tens of thousands of customer data records are frequently used. Through the standard CRM business process, the information transfer and review between the market, sales, and campus areas have been changed, and the data analysis and summary lags behind and is loose, which also greatly reduces the loss of potential students." Said Li Chen, Dell International English call center and system director.

2. The system must be available and timely deployed

SAAS products have a lot of versatility, but from the perspective of user applications, when selecting SaaS service providers, we should consider how their products are universal and easy to use. The education industry is a special industry. Therefore, when selecting products, we should try our best to choose SaaS products with educational industry management level, in this way, there will be no major mistakes in future applications. At the same time, it is necessary to consider the implementation cycle of SAAS, which is also conducive to promoting the construction of information technology.

Based on the characteristics of the Education and Training Industry, eight hundred customers launched solutions for the education and training industry to solve problems such as potential student source analysis, innovative service mechanism implementation, timely updating of information systems, and simplifying educational administration systems. Eight hundred customer SaaS products can be customized according to the actual needs of the enterprise, so that users do not have to worry about choosing products. The 800app educational administration system can easily customize a full set of teaching management processes, it is convenient for the teaching director to manage and approve, and the permission settings are flexible and complete to meet any form of Configuration Requirements. In addition, as a technical company, eight hundred customers have integrated interfaces to achieve rapid development. The 800app system is based on the PAAs platform and replaces the traditional code-based software R & D methods, it greatly shortens the time for software development and implementation.

Third, vendors must have good services

SAAS, like traditional management software, has the same general characteristics, that is, services. Due to the maturity of technologies, the current products are similar. in the technical field, technology is no longer a problem, the difficulty lies in the service level of different enterprises. Before selecting an SaaS service provider, it is also important to consider whether the enterprise can provide a good service level.

The service requirements of enterprises are as unique as those of their businesses. The services of eight hundred customers have already exceeded the traditional technical support scope. The delivery implementation model of eight hundred customer cloud greatly changed the delivery methods of management information systems. Customers do not need to pay for the huge cost of traditional on-site implementation such as on-site installation, configuration, and development. They only need to use the 800app "remote Internet delivery" to easily obtain a customized management system, more than 6000 enterprises in different regions are benefiting from the rapid and low-cost management revolution brought about by cloud delivery.

In addition, the 800app Training Service can greatly improve the work efficiency of every employee. Users can watch training videos based on their business roles, or participate in online training for eight hundred off-site experts every workday, directly communicating with experts. A wide range of online training videos are determined by the staff themselves; more customizable training to maximize the value of the system.

In the post-crisis era, the emergence of SAAS has shaken the entire management software market and also affected industry informatization. In this era of "Cloud" and "Cloud", the Informatization Process in the education industry is unstoppable.