Rent check
13 September 2012
With its flexibility and potential for savings, application service provision could be set to take off. But companies looking to rent their IT in this way should consider the issues carefully before signing on the dotted line, says Mark Armstrong
Although the market for renting software and IT infrastructure is still in its infancy, there is little doubt that application service provision (ASP) is about to become extremely popular. According to IT consultancy Forrester, renting applications accounted for just 2 per cent of the business software market in the UK, but it is expected to account for up to 24 per...