What are the differences between a hosted LMS solution verses an installed solution?
An installed LMS solution is like purchasing a piece of software and you will install the LMS on your own computers. Some vendors just sell their LMS software and you are responsible for installation, set-up, and maintenance. Other installed LMS solution vendors will come to your offices to install and set-up the system for you. Once they are finished, you will be responsible for the maintenance. Your organization may have strict security regulations where the LMS must be hosted within your organization and behind your own firewall. In this case, you will need an installed LMS solution. The vendor hosts a hosted LMS solution for you on its own server. The vendor is usually responsible for the installation, set-up, and maintenance. The benefits of a hosted solution are that you don’t need to have the technical expertise to set-up the LMS and you don’t need a team to keep up with the LMS maintenance. Even though a third part hosts the LMS, you will still have full control of and access t
