The number of companies that have started using SaaS services to replace applications on their own internal servers has been growing rapidly in recent years. Many of these companies also choose to purchase a cloud environment, so that they have a central place to store data. The advantage of these SaaS services and such a cloud migration is the ability to work anywhere and at any time. You are no longer dependent on the connection to an internal server. Also consider what this means for your company’s management organization; management is carried out in a completely different way with a cloud migration.
Many companies do not fully implement the transition to the cloud themselves. For example, they choose to complete a cloud migration with Crayon or a similar organization. Crayon helps companies avoid making mistakes that have already been made by others in the past. It saves costs and time!
New look at software asset management in the IT world
The fact that more and more companies are choosing to use SaaS services brings major changes. Also in the field of software asset management within companies and suppliers. Customers want to get the most out of a license and encourage suppliers to continuously improve the software offered. If a supplier does not do this, a customer will relatively easily switch to a competitor’s tools. Conversely, a supplier wants to work on the longest possible collaboration, while trying to take the wishes of all customers into account. The playing field that this creates is a very interesting one, which differs greatly from the playing field that was previously known when purchasing software for installation on your own server.
Getting started with internal IT governance
It is not only the software asset management of companies that is changing. The same applies to the way in which IT governance is handled. Important aspects of this include cost optimization, dealing with privacy and properly structuring cyber security around cloud environments. Applications and servers that are only used on workdays, Monday to Friday, can be turned off during the weekends. This saves on costs and is also socially responsible. In the field of privacy and cyber security, access management is crucial. Just as with a cloud migration, it may also be wise to engage an external party for support when setting up IT governance.
This article was produced in collaboration with Crayon
