independenceIT Wins THINKstrategies Best of SaaS Showplace Award
January 9, 2012
independenceIT(TM) (iIT), provider of the complete cloud workspace, today announced that it has received THINKstrategies’ Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award. THINKstrategies is the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the on-demand services and uses its BoSS award program to promote the measurable business benefits being delivered by today’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.
"In today’s challenging business climate, businesses are seeking ways to better leverage technology and business applications without adding more IT staff," stated Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director of THINKstrategies, and the founder of the SaaS Showplace, which is now a part of the new Cloud Computing Showplace. "independenceIT delivers a cost-effective, Cloud-based IT management solution which enables businesses to scale their operations without adding unnecessary management costs."…
For more than a decade, iIT has been giving businesses a way to leverage Fortune 500 IT infrastructure without the burden of owning and maintaining it. The company enables organizations to rapidly transition from traditional, on-premise IT to realize the cost savings and operational advantages of the Cloud. iIT’s world-class cloud platform provides secure, reliable and flexible access to all the technology on which businesses rely — from basic applications like word processing and email to a wide range of industry-specific applications — from any Internet-connected device in any geography. iIT also provides a centralized platform for managing multiple locations and supporting dispersed workforces and supplementary IT processes such as automatic applications upgrades, maintenance, data security, backup and recovery with SSAE 16 security compliant process controls and infrastructure.
THINKstrategies cited iIT’s work with Student Transportation Inc., a publicly traded transportation company with over 7,300 buses and 110 offices across the U.S. and Canada, as the primary driver for giving the company a BoSS award. STI has made over 40 acquisitions since its inception in 1997 and plans to continue to grow rapidly via acquisition. Most companies the size of STI devote 3.55% of revenues to their IT operations, according to the Society of Information Management’s 2011 Annual CIO survey. iIT’s Total Freedom(TM) Workspace solution has enabled STI to keep its IT budget below one percent of annual sales revenues, saving the company an estimated $7.6 million in annual savings. It also permitted the company to quickly integrate newly acquired companies and more applications into STI’s operations without adding more staff to IT operations.
"We are thrilled to receive THINKstrategies’ BoSS Award because it validates the company’s strategy when it comes to large-scale cloud deployments," said Anthony Whitton, CEO and Chairman of the Board, independenceIT. "Our work with Student Transportation, Inc. is a shining example of the ways that enterprises can leverage the cloud to achieve strategic benefits outside of cost savings. The cloud has made Student Transportation’s business model possible and acts as a competitive differentiator to ensure the company’s rise in the industry continues."
The BoSS Awards are part of an ongoing program in THINKstrategies’ new Cloud Computing Showplace and recognize SaaS companies producing tangible business benefits for specific user organizations. These benefits can include increased sales, lower costs, higher customer satisfaction, faster operations and greater profitability. For more information about the rules for applying for a BoSS Award or to find a list of previous winners of the BoSS Awards, go to http://www.cloudshowplace.com/awardprograms/boss.html .