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55 offering cloud-based , software-asa-service ( SaaS ) platforms , Barata contends that the real benefit of Verizon Connect is that it allows businesses to scale when and how they want to . “ A lot of traditional scheduling and routing platforms are very capital heavy and IT-centric ,” highlights Barata , pointing out how many firms don ’ t get a fair return on investment . In contrast , SaaS and cloud-based solutions offer significant cost savings and give businesses the power to scale up and down as they see fit . “ Whether they ’ re looking for a SaaS-based scheduling tool or job visibility and workforce management solutions , we can help them generate additional value without a serious IT and capital commitment ,” he says . “ Because we ’ ve built a platform , we have technologies that can stand alone . They can integrate with themselves , or they can actually integrate with third-party solutions as well — that ’ s critical for our customers .” Cloud computing has long been synonymous with agility and it ’ s a
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