Cloud computing is a major business buzzword today, even though many
of the people using it don’t really know what it means. We offer cloud
versions all of our law office management software , but you may be
asking a simple question: why are we doing it?
We considered cloud versions of Easy Soft legal
software programs such as Easy TimeBill for quite some time before
committing to the idea. We are well known for producing some of the best
legal software around and we didn’t want to jeopardize that reputation
based on some vaguely-understood new technology. In the end we realized
cloud computing would give us, and by extension our customers, three big
benefits.
First, it gives us better control over our law
practice management software. Our cloud clients are always using the
latest, most secure and most fully-featured version of our products. We
can update the software as much as we need to and yet our clients don’t
have to worry about applying patches or whether or not some background
process will interfere with software.
Second, it gives our
customers better data security. The data from our cloud users are stored
in professionally-managed data centers that are able to deploy a level
of protection that most legal practices wouldn’t be able to afford. The
data is backed up nightly so customers can be sure their information is
safe even in the event of major disaster.
Finally, it allows us
to offer our legal software programs to a broader audience. For years
we’ve had people asking why we don’t offer versions for Mac OS or Linux.
Although we’ve looked into converting our products to other platforms,
unfortunately we’ve found it wouldn’t be cost effective to support
multiple operating systems. However with cloud computing, you can use
any operating system since our applications are all based on the
internet. You aren’t actually running them; we are.
This
allows us to offer law office management software that works on tablets
. Tablets are cool, but really don’t have much computing power compared
to desktops and laptops. However to access cloud versions of our
products, you just need a device that can connect to the internet.
Imagine a real estate agent completing HUD forms and then emailing a
copy of the form to the client, all while sitting at the client’s dining
room table. With cloud computing, you can do that.
Does this
mean we are abandoning the desktop? Absolutely not. We see no reason to
stop developing the best legal software for Windows computers. The two
versions each fill different needs.
Contact us if you need more
information on which version of our law practice management software ,
cloud or desktop, is right for your practice.