Business Solutions > Cloud Application Services

  • Fiat Cloud DMS

    Using our Cloud Application Service we provide Active Doc for Fiat UK, which is a Software as a Service (Saas) application providing electronic document storage via a web based redistribution platform for text based and scanned document types. more...

  • Distribution Network Management

    Our distribution network solution structures and transforms all dealer / franchises communication in a secure, auditable and effective manner that eliminates errors and latency from your network. more...

  • Triumph Intuitive Parts Catalogues

    Working from a legacy fixed CD application, we migrated Triumph Motorcycles Limited across to our fully featured EPC Product. Saving them time, money and improving the route to publication. more...

Today's business world offers many headaches and whether your software is in-house or provisioned should not be one of them. Cloud Application Services or "Software as a Service (SaaS)" delivers rich applications as a service using the internet as a delivery mechanism. Taking this approach to software addresses a range of issues facing businesses today:

  • Removing the need for system upgrades and patch management costs
  • Standard APIs remove the requirement for lengthy custom integration with existing systems
  • Increases support for remote users and removes the complex VPN solutions
  • One system, one version, simple upgrade paths

We offer cloud application solutions reducing time, costs and risk to our customers. A typical example of this would be our Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC), which provides a fast cost effective solution to many electronic catalogue requirements. Running in the cloud it offers customers full control over the publication process without the need for costly hardware or expertise and our service takes care of all the technical aspects of hosting such an application. We also offer a full conversion service where we re-engineer existing applications into a cloud solution running within our environment.

A cloud application solution offers many benefits over an in-house or locally deployed application:

  • A subscription based pricing structure

    - Minimal commitment with a flexible monthly or yearly pricing plan
    - Minimum upfront cost with no hardware or infrastructure investment
    - No development cost by the end customer

  • A single centralised multi-tenancy application

    - Accelerated feature updating, the application can be updated more frequently than traditional software
    - Access anywhere, the application can be accessed from anywhere with internet access
    - Flexible configuration with no customisation time and costs

  • Low cost deployment

    - No specialised software has to be installed on each user’s computer
    - Support for standard web browsers and mobile devices

  • Off site security and recovery

    - Specialised hosting environments
    - Increased security
    - Improved disaster recovery

  • Scalability

    - Flexible hardware with virtualisation
    - Low cost bandwidth
    - Increased application scalability

  • Collaborative functionality

    - Shared support resources and feature ideas