The new business paradigm allows companies to apply resources through a productivity process as efficiently as pressing a car's gas pedal. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) introduced the business model by providing outsourced servers and network connectivity to create "cloud" computing capability. Then Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers uploaded solutions to the Cloud, and subscribers simply paid for what they needed, when they needed it. Productivity accelerated, and the brakes were applied to increasing costs.

Microinput extends that paradigm by placing people in the Cloud. Like redundant servers in the Cloud's computing grid, Microinput's Shared Services business model provides certified Adobe professionals that are always available, completely flexible, infinitely extensible, and immediately scalable as client use fluctuates. Fully equipped with licensed access to every Adobe tool, the Shared Services resources are able to right size companies' development costs for supplemental staff, software licensing and maintenance, and facilities and infrastructure needs.

As an Adobe partner, our professionals receive direct training and technical support from Adobe staff. We maintain a full complement of Adobe expertise, with multiple professionals certified at the highest level for each Adobe development tool, including Adobe LiveCycle, Flex, and AIR. The agility of Shared Services allows Microinput clients to efficiently address fluctuations in demand for Adobe resources over time to eliminate the necessity for maintaining additional internal capacity to meet peak load demands. By reducing fixed costs and flexibly allocating resources, Microinput clients maximize value, minimize expenditures, and get more from their Adobe investments.

Benefit

The Microinput Shared Services model expands our value proposition by providing Adobe resources on demand to our clients. Adobe-certified personnel who would constitute fixed costs under traditional business models become variable costs under the Microinput Shared Services model. The combination of Shared Services and cloud computing provides these additional benefits:

• Increased Competitiveness — economic imperatives dictate that all personnel be used as efficiently as possible.  Microinput’s Shared Services model allows clients to retain required resources only when they are needed.  The client enjoys competitive advantage with lower costs, while maintaining a high level of service.
• New Business Acquisition — utilizing Microinput’s Shared Services model ensures that our clients never have to pass up an opportunity for new business due to insufficient resources.  Our clients are able to quickly scale their resource allocations in response to increased workloads, with access to additional Adobe resources always available on demand.
• Better Resource Integration – Clients access Shared Services at any project phase.  The Shared Services model ensures that engaged professionals have the experience and expertise to seamlessly integrate into existing development teams.  Microinput’s Shared Services model significantly reduces the risk associated with new resource acquisition.

Industry benchmarks suggest that a company's engagement of talent through a shared services approach will result in bottom-line costs savings of 15% - 25% per annum. Microinput's Shared Services model has historically yielded additional savings. In combination with the cloud computing model, clients can expect to save approximately 25% per annum in IT costs using Microinput's Shared Services.