October 9, 2025
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Startup businesses face one of the most frequent objections to DAM adoption. That is the lack of physical infrastructure. Startups often use shared office space. Network infrastructure and server hardware are expensive. On the other hand, small business owners see how DAM systems can help their business grow. So, the initial investment seems risky.
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Before looking at the pros and cons, it would probably be useful to understand how these models differ.
Many startup businesses resort to the cloud because of the anticipated cost savings. After all, the entry-level costs are significantly lower. Most cloud platform providers bill every month without the initial capital outlay. On the other hand, on-premise set-up is expensive to start with much lower operating costs.
Some Cost Of Ownership calculators estimates that you break even at about 10 years out. If you are thinking in those time frames, you are not really a startup, are you? Also, you have to consider that your on-premise solution will need to stay relevant for an entire decade. This is highly unlikely with the exponential rate at which technology advances. Additionally, many
Daminion Server’s strength is and will always be a DAM for small teams in a LAN environment. However, what if I told you that you can extend that functionality to the cloud? So, consider a situation where your startup DAM indeed becomes a part of the cloud, why wouldn’t you?
There are many
Join us next Friday, 26 April 2019, at 12:00 PDT for a live demonstration on our YouTube channel. We will install a Daminion server in the cloud on AWS.
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