{"id":67618,"date":"2020-08-13T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=67618"},"modified":"2025-01-23T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:32:00","slug":"cloud-applications-vital-to-the-future-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/cloud-anwendungen-unterstuetzen-flexibles-arbeiten\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Applications Are Vital To The Future Of Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic posed a significant challenge for companies who had long been restrictive in their policies on working from home (WFH). They didn\u2019t have much time to prepare for WFH, and there was a lot to do: procuring and setting up computers for employees, creating the necessary technological infrastructure, e.g. installing Virtual Privacy Networks (VPNs), and, on top of all that, making sure that everything was in compliance with data protection regulations and labor laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications based on a traditional client\/server architecture make functioning, efficient VPNs essential. Apart from issues with the internet connection itself, the VPN can also have broadband limitations. If suddenly a high number of employees uses the VPN, it slows down\u2014everyone who has worked from home these past couple of months will know how frustrating that can be.<\/p><div id=\"great-1930470454\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en great-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6ZGXMPyM-nU\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"banner_26-04_29_1200x150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cloud applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of their inherent architecture, cloud applications have an advantage. They generally only need a computer, internet connection and a browser to access the application. Not even a traditional client is needed. Employees could even work from their own computers (if there weren\u2019t some data security risks involved). Consequently, cloud solutions allow companies to flexibly react to unprecedented situations and unforeseen challenges of WFH \u2013 just as COVID-19 forced them to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good example is accounting. Accounting is not a department used to working from home. If WFH becomes necessary, cloud applications enable employees to work from any computer without individual installations or special infrastructure. Billing or releasing invoices becomes quick, easy and efficient. Even in turbulent times like these, cloud applications can ensure business continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic again showed just how important business continuity really is. New processes have been implemented out of necessity, and to ensure business continuity, even the staunchest cloud skeptics were forced to shift their perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud applications not only guarantee almost seamless business continuity during a global pandemic, but also facilitate the work of field teams and support modern ways of work. Consequently, cloud applications are an essential building block in future digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/partners\/esker-software-gmbh\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Esker-CI-BANNER.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/partners\/esker-software-gmbh\/\" class=\"wp-image-21283\" title=\"Cloud applications support flexible working\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Esker-CI-BANNER.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Esker-CI-BANNER-768x86.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Esker-CI-BANNER-100x11.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Esker-CI-BANNER-480x54.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Esker-CI-BANNER-640x72.jpg 640w, 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im Homeoffice oder unterwegs \u2013 da Cloud-Anwendungen keine komplexe Arbeitsinfrastruktur brauchen, bilden sie einen wesentlichen Baustein in k\u00fcnftigen Digitalisierungsoffensiven.<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/meinung\/cloud-computing-kolumne\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Cloud Computing Kolumne<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/meinung\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Die Meinung der SAP-Community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/mag-2007\/\" rel=\"category tag\">MAG 20-07<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Dr. Rafael Arto-Haumacher, Esker","url":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/author\/rafael-arto-haumacher\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 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