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Doing more with less: How Barnsley MBC  saved money and drove efficiency with SaaS

Doing more with less: How Barnsley MBC  saved money and drove efficiency with SaaS. Robert Salmond Pitney Bowes Software . The Barnsley Challenge. More Procure and implement a corporate GIS infrastructure Maximise the use of GIS and GI throughout the authority Less

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Doing more with less: How Barnsley MBC  saved money and drove efficiency with SaaS

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  1. Doing more with less: How Barnsley MBC saved money and drove efficiency with SaaS Robert Salmond Pitney Bowes Software

  2. The Barnsley Challenge • More • Procure and implement a corporate GIS infrastructure • Maximise the use of GIS and GI throughout the authority • Less • Council budget savings of £40 million (FY 2010 – 2011) • Reduce GIS costs corporately (MapInfo licences)

  3. The GIS Procurement Process • Three potential suppliers • All met 90%+ of the requirements • Two on-premise • One cloud service offering “Software as a Service” • Cloud service scored highest on: • Cost • Functionality • Flexibility • Resourcing • Cloud = concerns and problems?

  4. Cloud v On-Premise • Findings: • Robust data hosting arrangements • Supplier encourages customer steer • Multi server environment • Scalable services • Control remains with customer • Supplier SLA = 99.9% up time • All inclusive fixed cost • All you need is a web browser • “Fear of the unknown” • It’s a subscription 30 days notice, no financial penalties • Limited by the external network • Data held in the EU • Customer managed by web console Concerns: • Data security • System development • Stability • Flexibility • Supplier dictating council direction (control) • System availability • Hidden costs • Accessibility • Unknown platform • Tied in to supplier • System performance • Data location and legal status • System management/configuration

  5. Cloud = Benefits • No hardware costs (purchase, support, upgrades) • No additional specialist resources • Improved security, performance, and availability • Reliable access to data, anywhere, anytime • Greater ability to scale as business needs change • Known on-going costs (no surprises) • Automatic software upgrades • Short time-to-value

  6. The Solution – Doing More • Internet GIS Solution • Interactive Maps portal • MyPropertypage • Over 100 pages with embedded maps • Intranet GIS Solution • 250 Users • Over 10 internal services using the system • Used within major council projects e.g. Customer Services organisation corporate project

  7. The Solution – Doing More MapInfo Stratus • Intuitive customer branded user interface • Address search, find my nearest and query tools • Multiple secured or public map configurations • Bing or customer mapping • Web administration console • URL link api • RIA controls

  8. The Solution – Doing More MapInfo Stratus : RIA Controls • MyProperty displays neighbourhood information for a selected address: • Spatial data search results • Interactive embedded map Interactive maps embedded into 100+ web pages including: Leisure Services Schools

  9. The Result – For Less • Saved Money • 38% cheaper than on-premise solutions over 5 years as no internal servers, support or maintenance • Drove Efficiency • 55% reduction in MapInfo Professional licences (due March 2013) • Lowered Risk • 99.9% service availability

  10. Thank You

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