All major CRM platform vendors offer multiple deployment options to their customers. As we've explored, these options can take the form of either, or both, cloud and on-premise deployments, as well as an array of mixed deployment scenarios. As we've explored, every deployment option has benefits and shortcomings, in addition to factors that your business itself has, such as Internet speed or location.

The business requirements, regulatory compliance, and TCO/ROI are all major driving factors for the decision process and the selection of the right deployment for your business. As we discussed, there is the possibility to mix cloud and on-premise deployment together, in what we call a hybrid approach, if the business requirements, or the IT and application environment, require it.

As we explored, there's no doubt that the popularity of on-cloud deployment has been increasing in the last few years, as more enterprises are prioritizing public cloud. There's also no doubt that most CRM...