Back in the 60s, the noted media theorist Marshall McLuhan said: The medium is the message. To play off that term in the on demand software as a service (SaaS) space, today the platform is the service. Heres why.
Technology talk these days is about cloud computing. Is this a new concept? Not really. Software as a service (SaaS) on an open platform has been around for more than a decade providing online access requiring no software or hardware. You subscribe, configure, and use career sites and solutions on a web browser. With SaaS, thousands of Taleo customers have been able to solve the most complex global talent challenges.
The SaaS platform features easy access, 99.9% reliability, and advanced security. The most advanced platforms work like a Talent Grid that can deliver the benefits of unified talent management:
Recruit talent before a job opens.
Know if you are gaining or losing talent value.
Establish real compensation for real performance.
Identify future leaders internally and externally before they are needed.
Place candidates in positions where they are likely to succeed.
You configure core solutions, establish structure and workflow, and then get a choice of plug-and-play extensions from pre-integrated partners. That enables unified talent management on a Talent Grid that powers the process ecosystem you choose to build.
