A new video from SaaS vendor KashFlow is caustic, entertaining, informative and well-timed. There’s nothing like a good “burning in effigy” video to drum up controversy in the enterprise software market. A new YouTube video from KashFlow, a maker of SaaS-based accounting software, shows its heavily biased view of the future “boxed software.” The video is sure to heat up the already blazing division between traditional, on-premise ERP and CRM vendors and their burgeoning SaaS and on-demand competitors. There is something to be said for the simplicity of an image—and this is no exception. But the video from KashFlow does much more to explain its point of view than any chest-thumping blog post or 30-slide PowerPoint deck ever could do. (Also see this other video I posted of the vendor-client relationship.) The video is also good marketing at a fortuitous time—market leaders SAP and Oracle continue to thrash about with their own SaaS plans, confounding the market and their customers. The Future of Boxed Software? Do you Tweet? Follow me on Twitter @twailgum. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline. Related content opinion What CIOs Need to Know About HP's Acquisition of Autonomy Here's why you should be paying attention: it's a big analytics play that could help lead the way to making sense of all the unstructured data that's overwhelming enterprises of all sizes, says analyst Charles King. By Todd R. Weiss Aug 24, 2011 4 mins Business Intelligence Data Warehousing Data Management opinion Enterprise BI Made Simple Will a simplified version of enterprise business intelligence software spur user adoption? Gartner analyst James Richardson thinks so. By Todd R. Weiss Aug 15, 2011 4 mins Business Intelligence Data Management opinion ERP Market Shake-Up: What It Means to Your Company ERP vendors continue to merge and be acquired at a steady pace in 2011. Here are some tips on how you can protect your company's interests as the marketplace continues to shift, from analyst Albert Pang. By Todd R. Weiss Aug 03, 2011 4 mins CIO ERP Systems Enterprise Applications opinion Cut IT Costs for Older ERP Apps With Third-Party Support Some large enterprises are looking to third-party ERP support providers to reduce their maintenance and support costs by 50 percent or more rather than sticking with their existing ERP vendors. Rebecca Wettemann of Nucleus Research explains the circu By Todd R. Weiss Aug 02, 2011 4 mins ERP Systems IT Strategy Enterprise Applications Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe