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3BenefitsOfCloudComputingForHuman
Resources[VIDEO]
SusanGaler
FormanyHumanResources(HR)organizations,themovetocloudbasedsoftwaredeliveryisinevitable.Cloudis
alreadylivinguptoitspromiseatmanycompanies,empoweringHRtobemorestrategicandemployeestobemore
productive.However,thatdoesntnecessarilymeaneveryonefullyunderstandsitsbenefits,orisntconcernedabout
therisksinherenttochange.Conversationsbetweencompaniesandvendorsarecuttingthroughthehype,hopeand
fearstodiscoverthepracticalvaluecloudcanbring.
Benefit1:Fastaccesstoinnovation
AccordingtoDavidLudlow,GroupVicePresidentofHRLineofBusinessatSuccessFactors/SAP,thebenefitofcloud
isfirstandforemostaboutaccesstoinnovation.Unlikeonpremisesoftware,clouddeliveryallowscompaniesto
providesoftwarereleaseupdatestoHRdepartmentsandemployeescompanywideautomatically,onaregularbasis
throughouttheyear.
Incloud,youhavemuchfasteraccesstoinnovationthanyoucouldevergetintheonpremiseworldso
customerscanactuallyusemuchmoreeffectivelyandeasilywhatthevendordelivers,saidLudlow.
Benefit2:Simpleuserexperience
Comingoffa15yearrunaspartofSAPsonpremiseHumanCapitalManagementsoftwaregroup,Ludlowisnow
deeplyinvolvedwiththecompanysentireHCMportfolio,includingcloudbasedsolutions.Hethinkspeoplecanlearn
alotfromonpremisesoftwareexperiences,andhesharedsomelessonslearnedduringarecentbroadcastofthe
videoseries,FiringLinewithBillKutik.
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AtthetopofLudlowslistwastheimportanceofuserexperience.HerecountedhowSAProlledoutitsonpremise
managerselfservicetoolsomeyearsago,onlytorealizethatithadgivenexisting,complexHRprocessesto
managerswiththeexpectationthattheywouldbecomeHRprofessionals.Wehadntreallyputourselvesinthe
shoesoftheenduser.
Thatsallchangedwiththeadventofcloudsoftware.IrecentlytalkedwithBillKutikwhosharedhisthoughtson
howcloudcomputingisimpactingHR.KutikisalsoanHRTechnologyColumnistforHumanResource
ExecutivemagazineandhostofTheBillKutikRadioShow.
PeopleinHRarelearningthatlifedoesntneedtobeashardasitwaswithonpremisesoftware,saidKutik.
Theydonthavetowaittogetthelatestupgradewhichhasthelatestinnovationsfromtheirvendorbecause
theydonthavetowaitforcloudupgradestobedonebyITorhireasystemsintegratortodoitforthem.And,
theyrelearningtheycanhaveamuchbetteruserexperiencedesignedforeveryoneinthecompanyandnot
justfortheHRdepartment.
Benefit3:Staycurrent
LudlowbelievesthatHRdepartmentsnotmovingtocloudbaseddeliverytodayruntheriskoffallingfartherand
fartherbehind.Withtheavailabilityofnewtechnologies,Kutikseessometraditionalobjectionstocloudquicklygoing
away.
Withcloud,youllsoonhavethesameflexibilityandcapabilityasonpremisesoftware,hesaid.MostSaaS
vendorshavelonghadcustomobjects,processesandfields.SAPisnowofferingextensibility
withS/4HANAthatwillallowcompaniestowritenewcodethatwillbeprotectedwhenthenextcloudrewrite
happens.
CloudbasedHRisbydefinitionfocusedontechnology,butitsimpactonbusinessesandthepeoplewhorunthemis
profound.Someorganizationsareheldbackbyinertia,fearoftheunknownoradesiretoprotectcurrent
investmentsallvalidconcerns.ButthebiggestriskismissingoutontheinnovationcloudofferstoHRandthe
entireorganization.
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