{"id":239,"date":"2016-01-06T09:49:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T07:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whiteducksoftware.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2021-10-01T09:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T07:05:55","slug":"the-thorny-road-to-cloudsaas-transition-how-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whiteduck.de\/en\/the-thorny-road-to-cloudsaas-transition-how-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thorny Road to Cloud\/Saas Transition: How to start"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Thorny Road to Cloud\/Saas Transition: How to start<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the majority of software startups, the question of Cloud and\/or SaaS is pretty straightforward: it is something that has to be considered from the very beginning. Considered does not necessarily mean implemented, but it is definitely a question that has to be answered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For traditional software vendors though, having been competing for several years on the market, things can get more complicated. The main reason for that is a blurry understanding of what Cloud\/SaaS is\u2026 More often than not, CTOs have a completely different view on the subject than CFOs or COOs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In any case make no mistake to believe that such a transition affects only one department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cloud\/SaaS poses serious managerial and cultural challenges to the entire organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before you start evaluating a Cloud\/SaaS proposition, make sure that all stakeholders do understand the following simple facts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cloud is a (not that new) technology, but above all a <strong>business<\/strong> <strong>model<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cloud is not an all-or-nothing proposition. It is important to choose the maturity level that meets the essential business requirements in the most cost-efficient way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thorny Road to Cloud\/Saas Transition: How to start For the majority of software startups, the question of Cloud and\/or SaaS is pretty straightforward: it is something that has to be considered from the very beginning. Considered does not necessarily mean implemented, but it is definitely a question that has to be answered. 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