Security of the SaaS Platform

Choosing between SaaS and the boxed program, you need to consider 2 factors: technical security issues and psychological readiness to start working with the cloud.

We analyzed the reasons for companies’ wary attitude towards SaaS and identified a number of typical fears:

The cloud is an unreliable thing, the functioning of my company will depend entirely on the availability of an Internet connection.

Data in the cloud may suddenly disappear, I will lose the contacts of all my clients and I can not influence this in any way. It is safer to have your own server with the installed program, standing under the table in the accounting department.

By transferring data to a SaaS platform located in the cloud, I increase the risk that data will become available to my competitors.

Data from the cloud can be stolen by hackers / or a solution provider and sold to my competitors.

It’s Cheaper to Buy the Program Once than to Pay Regularly for Using SaaS.

In most cases, these concerns are caused by a misunderstanding of the nature of the cloud. Let’s get it right.

Dependence on the availability of Internet connection.

Indeed, when working with the cloud, an Internet connection is required. But it is worth noting that systems designed to work with the cloud are initially optimized to minimize the amount of data transferred. Even if your usual connection to the Network is unavailable, you can use a mobile modem from one of the mobile operators or the Internet distributed from your mobile phone, without any special financial risks. At the same time, the transition to a backup connection will practically not affect the speed of work with the system.

Data in the Cloud may Suddenly Disappear.

In fact, the data