Here we explore the benefits of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and perpetual license models and discuss why subscription-based pricing shouldn’t be your only option when choosing cloud-based software.

In mid-November, President-Elect Donald Trump announced a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure over the next 10 years — more than twice the proposed plan of President Barack Obama and more than three times the last congressionally approved infrastructure plan. With unprecedented spending in repairing and expanding the nation’s airports, highways, bridges, and pipelines, building product manufacturers and installers must be ready to effectively place their products and services in the hands and minds of decision makers to ensure inclusion in new projects. Preparation for the next 10 years of projects must begin now, and few manufacturers and contractors have cohesive plans to become specified in the long term.

Dexter + Chaney, provider of Spectrum® Construction Software, has announced a partnership agreement with OnPoint Software Consulting Inc. to resell Spectrum in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, as well as the surrounding metro areas of Kansas City and St. Louis.

Cloud computing involves being able to access services and store data over the Internet rather than relying on a local computing device (e.g., laptop, desktop, tablet) to run the software or store the data.