IDG Contributor Network: The CIOs case for moving to a cloud-based accounting system

Our CIO explained that the on-premise software environment he inherited was archaic. There were “100+ applications being used. Users had to buy software, hardware and then maintain and support it. It took an army to keep the applications up to date with upgrades, patches and fixes and general operations and maintenance support.”The case for moving to the cloud was easy from his point of view. His company was able to reduce the headcount required to support their applications, save on