Consider needs, budget before going to the cloud

By John Agsalud

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 18, 2012

~~<p>As cloud computing matures, it's become pretty clear that the heaviest use of the technology is around Software as a Service, or SaaS. Many business functions are provided by SaaS, chief among those sales management, accounting and human resource management, including payroll. While many organizations wrestle with the decision to go to the cloud, one tenet of IT remains true: Business needs are the primary driver when choosing technologies.</p>
<p>When evaluating whether to go to the cloud, businesses and government agencies need to identify their required functionality and other requirements (budget!) and compare those against all the possible offerings in the marketplace. This includes both cloud and traditional offerings.</p>
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As cloud computing matures, it's become pretty clear that the heaviest use of the technology is around Software as a Service, or SaaS. Many business functions are provided by SaaS, chief among those sales management, accounting and human resource management, including payroll. While many organizations wrestle with the decision to go to the cloud, one tenet of IT remains true: Business needs are the primary driver when choosing technologies.

When evaluating whether to go to the cloud, businesses and government agencies need to identify their required functionality and other requirements (budget!) and compare those against all the possible offerings in the marketplace. This includes both cloud and traditional offerings. Login for more...