Benefits
Regardless of economic climate it is key that any investment project or programme, technology or not, has a positive economic outcome. There are many different methods that can be used to determine a project’s viability - NPV (net present value), ROI and so forth. The method used and the components driving (such as WACC, hurdle rates etc.) will vary from organisation to organisation. What is constant between both calculation method and organisation is that spend, revenue generated, cost savings and time will all play a key part in determining the viability of a project.
As with any software product, implemented as part of a larger project or programme, it is hard to quantify exactly and attribute certain cost savings, such as reduce amount maintenance and support, or the revenue generated, additional clients now using your site, are due to it. In both instances there may have been other contributing factors, such as marketing campaigns or better software development methodologies used etc. There is no doubt Diffusion will have been a positive contributing factor in either case but how much will depend on the project in question.
Having said that, it is undeniable that Diffusion will have its own positive ROI, usually within a year, through the hardware and bandwidth savings you will achieve by implementing it. Whether this is as a result of replacing an existing application or the additional cost you would suffer if you had either built your own or selected another vendor’s product. Implementing sites have seen a reduction in both hardware and bandwidth consumption by up to 80% and 85% respectively.
