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With Cloud computing gaining a major foothold in the enterprise, millions of corporate employees are seeing the legacy intranet apps they\u2019ve used for decades getting replaced with shiny new SaaS<\/a> <\/strong>applications. We thought we\u2019d help you clarify things through our little script about two office workers trying to make sense of it all.<\/p>\n

INTERIOR, BIG CITY BAR — NIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The camera slowly approaches a table where two thirty-something men are enjoying their beers while having an animated discussion.<\/p>\n

John:<\/b> So, our company just got this new XYZ application deployed across all departments. Our new CTO guy pushed hard for it, said it\u2019s the best of its kind. It wasn\u2019t so hot.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>Why\u2019s that?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Well, it\u2019s one of those Cloud<\/a> <\/strong>apps — and they didn\u2019t want to go with a Cloud product.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>Why not?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>They claimed it wouldn\u2019t be as secure. Kept at it too, until the CTO guy, who is a real propeller-head, told them that those are old wives tales, and reminded them how the desktop applications our company used to run has lost us plenty of data due to viruses, crashes and user errors.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>Yep… security is often perceived rather than enforced. So he says those Cloud apps are as secure as regular apps?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Perhaps more. Those Cloud companies have far better experts at securing servers and stuff than your average business. It\u2019s what they do. Plus everything gets backed up 24\/7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>Yeah, I bet that\u2019s important. I\u2019ve never backed up my stuff. What else is good about those Cloud apps?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Well, the people from the IT department seem to have loads more free time now.\u00a0 Used to take them hours to backup and update the old desktop software — now the Cloud guys do it for them, while they play Pokemon Go<\/a><\/strong> or flirt on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>Ha ha. I bet they won\u2019t be against Cloud apps in the future.<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Guess not. Though I really don\u2019t understand what the big difference is between the Cloud and those other apps we run on our intranet. All seem to run from the internet, through a web-browser.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>Nothing that immediately strikes you as different then?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Not really. Well, except once that we had a sudden surge on system usage because of Black Friday and all of our self-hosted apps went down, along with our main server. The Cloud one seems to behave better, I guess, even on the most demanding days.<\/p>\n

Nick:\u00a0 <\/b>Here it is then… Cloud apps are more robust. I mean, they have to be, since they need to be able to handle millions of users at the same time. Or even billions — Facebook has a billion users, no?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Yeah, or close. Plus, they\u2019re more flexible<\/strong>. We can upgrade or downgrade our usage plan whenever we want, whereas the self-hosted applications come with this multi-year license. Oh, and we had to wait for the IT guys to set it up, which took 3 days — this one was ready in 5\u2019.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>No setup time?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>No, basically it was already setup and expecting any potential business to start using it. You know, like Gmail is already there and waits for new users to just create an account.<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Still, lots of people in the company are still afraid of the Cloud. You know, the whole Big Brother thing and all.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>Aren\u2019t they already on Facebook, Twitter and who knows what else? And, Cloud aside, doesn\u2019t the company already exchange data with tons of customers<\/a><\/strong> and partners<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Yeah, go figure. But there\u2019s something else that troubles me. On top of the Cloud, they have started talking SaaS.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>What\u2019s that?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>I\u2019ve googled it, and it\u2019s short for Software-as-a-Service<\/strong>. Some new way to deploy software. Seems to be Cloud-based too. Actually, this new Cloud app that we\u2019ve been talking about is also considered to be a SaaS thing by many. Others consider it a Cloud app. And others still a hosted app.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>What is it then? It surely can\u2019t be all three!<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Well, I\u2019ve spoken to Jane from IT — you know, the pretty one with the red hair — and she kind of explained it to me. SaaS is mostly the application itself, while the Cloud is more about the servers, networks and IT stuff<\/strong>. But not all agree. Many consider Cloud and SaaS to be the same thing.<\/p>\n

Nick: <\/b>Well, as long as it works, and it runs nicely it might as well be little elves doing all the work. Another beer?<\/p>\n

John: <\/b>Sure — but you are buying this round…<\/p>\n

DISSOLVE TO a modern, open-plan style office space. Dozens of satisfied employees are using some kind of enterprise application through their computer browsers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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