Cloud computing
Cloud computing
The terms “cloud computing”, “hosted systems”, “outsourced systems” and “Software as a Service (SaaS)” are now used almost interchangeably. All Newsletter articles on these topics are now indexed under “Cloud computing“.
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Taking your firm into the cloud
In August my firm, Inksters, moved all of our IT systems into the cloud. This includes our email, word processing, client record management, case management and all cashroom functions. We have done so via Denovo Business Intelligence using their Intelligent Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. This article is a look at my initial […]
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DPSCloud: Reinterpreting The Cloud with law firms in mind
Jonathan Seaton represents DPS Software What does The Cloud mean to you? The Cloud by its very nature is such an expansive and amorphous phenomenon that when establishing exactly what it means for you and your legal firm it can be difficult to know where to begin. However, a logical starting point when looking at […]
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DPS hosted systems
Over recent issues, we have covered hosted systems in a number of ways, including reviews of several products and services, with comments from users. In this article, we look at the DPS hosted solution. Founded 25 years ago, DPS Software is one of the UK’s leading providers of case management and accounting software with over […]
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Risks of outsourcing and cloud computing
Cloud computing (broadly the same concept as hosted systems and outsourcing) is a new way of expressing what is now a fairly well-established way of delivering applications to the desktop. Charles Christian in the February edition of his Orange Rag comments, “We have moved very quickly from a situation of ”˜if cloud computing ever takes […]
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Why SaaS is important
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications are being delivered with unprecedented features, scalability and reliability. World-class, mission-critical applications, even in the banking and financial spaces, are delivering on-demand benefits to organisations globally. Goldman Sachs reported in their SaaS Survey of February 2010 that SaaS moved from 37th to 18th in its IT Spending Survey in just five short […]
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SaaS is all over the place
I have been carrying out a review of my legal software pages at www.venables.co.uk/software.htm and, at the same time, inviting suppliers to provide information on any of their products which are now also provided as “Software as a Service” (SaaS). I have been amazed by the result! From just a handful of SaaS software products […]
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Hosted systems – user comments
(with Bill Kirby) This is a follow up to our article in the last issue where we reviewed which legal practices are using hosted practice management and other hosted applications. Over the past 2 years, we have generally advised all clients reviewing their IT that they should at least explore the option of using some […]
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Hosted systems and cloud computing
(With Bill Kirby) First of all, let’s define a few of the terms which are used in this area: A hosted system is created where the bundle of computer applications that lawyers use (Word, practice management system, digital dictation etc) that would traditionally be run and managed in-house are run and hosted remotely by a […]
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Governance and cloud computing
Over the next two or three years, different organisations, in the form of alternative business structures, will be offering legal services. Many will emerge from the outside the legal sector and will almost certainly employ IT models currently in use within the commercial sector. One such model is cloud computing. There are two types of […]
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SaaS for lawyers
Software as a Service (SaaS) has been with us for several years with hosted applications that deliver information to lawyers. In the examples below, we show how much further this has moved, with law firms using a variety of software services via the internet from simple applications to the whole of their IT systems. Adoption […]
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Software as a Service for barristers
The concept of providing computing as a “utility” has started to gain momentum over the last couple of years. Many terms have emerged to describe what is essentially the same thing: SaaS (Software as a Service), ASP (Application Service Provision), hosted services and on-demand computing are just some of them. For the purposes of this […]
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