Here at TrueCloud, we’ve been using cloud-based tools entirely for the past year and a half now. Google Docs for mail and office automation, NetSuite is our ERP core system, and we’re using Telesphere for our phones.
There is no trace of IT here with the exception of a router for our network connection and of course, our PCs (I use a MAC).
Anyway it dawned on me last week how much I don’t miss the former world of premises-based systems when I was having some fun, experimenting with a 2 year old windows-based gaming application.
After all this time in the cloud I couldn’t get over how antiquated the windows experience seemed to me.
Intrusive dropdowns, counter intuitive workflow structures, text-based everything, continuous re-keying of information previously supplied. No useful reporting whatsoever.
As a Fortune 500 CIO for the past many years I thought, “Oh my word! Is this what I’ve been exposing my end users to all this time?”
Cloud-based applications just work. I never catch myself complaining whilst using a tool like You Tube for example. It does what I want it to do every single time. I don’t even think about it.
I mean, any kid can set up their preferences on Facebook, yet the ATM at my bank still asks me what language I want to conduct my transaction in.
My message is simple. Make the move to the cloud. You won’t miss your present day applications or at least not for very long.
Dave Rice, CEO TrueCloud
http://www.truecloud.com.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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