Cloud 101: Using Apps in the Cloud March 22, 2024 – Posted in: Cloud Computing, IT Support

Software is increasingly being made to be accessed via the cloud rather than downloaded locally. This allows the app provider to build an environment specifically designed to run their solution. That way they don’t have to try to account for the myriad of ways people set up their personal devices or business servers when developing software. They can also avoid having to support issues that may be caused by the user’s environment. For you this…

Software-as-a-Service or “Why I’m Paying Monthly Instead of Buying a Disk” December 7, 2023 – Posted in: IT Support

Remember buying a copy of office? You’d get a CD and a product key, you’d install the software from the CD then put in the key and from then on all users on that computer would be able to open and run Office until you replaced the PC. Now you’re paying £10.30 a month or more for Office 365. This is Software-as-a-Service. Instead of selling you a one off product, most software is sold on…