The enterprise cloud, as the name implies, is to deploy the enterprise environment to the cloud. “Cloud” generally refers to the Internet, which can be opened and used immediately without installing a server. According to Garther’s statistics, the cloud service market has been growing at a double-digit rate in recent years, with more and more enterprises choosing to “go to the cloud” and cloud service tools for project management gaining favor.
Local installation and cloud services
Local installation and cloud service are two different deployment modes. Local installation refers to server deployment, which requires the installation of hardware devices such as servers in the company. Cloud service deployment refers to cloud deployment, which requires no server installation and no O&M personnel. Both have their own characteristics, and enterprises generally choose according to their own needs:
Two, the advantages of local installation
(1) High security: local installation because the data are in their own company and server, the possibility of leakage and hacking is low, is a more secure way of deployment.
(2) High autonomy: because all the data are bought out, the purchase of local installation of enterprises, if not considering the cost, can be customized according to their own needs, high autonomy.
Third, the advantages of cloud services
(1) Lower deployment cost: cloud service deployment, because there is no need to buy a server, do not ask operation and maintenance personnel, the overall price will be much lower than local installation; In addition, you only need to open an account and password for cloud service deployment, which saves time.
(2) High flexibility: cloud deployment, so that enterprises can start project management work on one machine and complete it on another machine, to solve the “change the workplace after the link to the company server” situation, with great flexibility and mobility.
Four, what kind of enterprise is suitable for the cloud
With the popularization and maturity of project management concept, project management is no longer the management culture of large enterprises. More and more small and medium-sized enterprises also begin to attach importance to project management and establish project management teams. Cloud service deployment is favored by more and more enterprises due to its advantages of low cost and quick installation.
So what kind of enterprise is suitable for cloud service deployment? What are the factors and scenarios that influence the deployment mode selection of an enterprise? Based on some of the projects I’ve worked on, I’ve made a few:
① No development team: This may be more common in professional services, manufacturing companies, and some start-ups — corporate projects do not involve development, and do not have IT infrastructure and operations personnel. In recent years, this kind of enterprise project management demand is also many, management is required for their project progress and task, also involves some process, fill in working hours and cost, basic covers the whole life cycle management of the project, has begun to take project management scale, but for the special deployment server online project management system and employment operations staff a little waste of resources, therefore, Project management tools for cloud deployment are the first choice for such organizations.
(2) Short project cycle or high uncertainty: The first kind of circumstance is the project cycle, only a few months, the second is high uncertainty of the project, the company not sure how after the project investment benefit, will continue to long-term investment, or worry about flowers, and the price is on the system use up, would like to introduce into small cost, first according to the situation and then make a decision whether to adopt the local deployment mode. Or for such projects with short cycles or high uncertainties, cloud services will be more flexible. If a few months are needed, a few months will be purchased. If there are several people in the team, several people will be purchased.
(3) Enterprise internal project management software wait-and-see attitude: buying a set of software is not only the cost of expenditure, management concept will also be updated, so many enterprises to introduce project management tools wait-and-see attitude. For such enterprises, they can first try the project management software deployed by cloud services in a small range, and then decide their future investment and choose their own deployment mode according to the actual results.
Enterprise is a complexity and individual differences, the local installation and cloud services also each have each advantages and disadvantages, this paper only summed up according to the common situation general features, enterprise in selecting software, or choosing a deployment way according to the actual situation of their research, assessment and selection, is the best suitable for your business.
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