Single-Tenant vs Multi-Tenant Cloud ERP Cloud software has grown in recent years because it eliminates some major administration headaches for IT staff and provides access to applications from browser-enabled devices including PCs, Macs, tablets, and mobile phones. One common business question is whether to host their new cloud applications in either single-tenant or multi-tenant mode. This article takes a look at why businesses would want to choose one or the other. History Although the software world, including the ERP sector, is abuzz about cloud computing, it’s not exactly a new idea. The Multics project back in the ‘60s imagined an
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Data Security in the Cloud: Solutions for Consumers and SMBs A recent small business cloud computing survey from Microsoft found that a chief concern of potential SMB cloud customers is the security and privacy of their data. A full 70% of small businesses are concerned about where their data is stored. Just over half of all SMBs cite data privacy as a potential deal breaker for adopting cloud services. And only 36% of businesses think their data is as or more secure in the cloud than their current on premises solution. Most data security and privacy concerns revolve around four
Corporate Espionage in the Cloud Era Wow!! That was our reaction when we saw this story about cloud file sync and share that was allegedly used in a case of theft at a law firm. Well, wow and DUH of course this was bound to happen. Whether this turns out to be really nefarious or not is for the courts to decide, but believe me when I say that this is neither the first time, nor the last time that someone will – for good or bad intent – allegedly use DropBox (and its various me to’s) to illegally access information. Chances
