Cloud Logistics Software: How SMEs Can Concretely Benefit – A Case Study with COGLAS WEB WMS

"Cloud Logistics Software or On-Premise?"

This question is faced by almost every company today when selecting new logistics software. Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), there are many compelling reasons to choose a true cloud solution.

Little or no in-house IT staff?

No problem. With a cloud solution, vendors and partners handle, among other things:

• Installation of updates
• Bug fixes
• Technological advancement of server and infrastructure
• Ensuring cyber security
• Provision of documentation and support

Do you prefer standard software over costly custom development?

A sensible approach.

Cloud solutions are continuously developed and new features are regularly made available – without additional activation costs, as is often the case with traditional purchase solutions.

Another advantage:

Standardized processes encourage you to question and simplify existing workflows. This reduces complexity, training effort and long-term costs.

Customizable despite being standard?

Yes. Good cloud logistics software offers:

• alternative process variants
• flexible parameterization
• adaptation to company processes without new development

Predictable costs instead of surprises?

Cloud models work with monthly, all-inclusive subscription costs. This eliminates:

• high license investments
• separate update costs
• additional staffing requirements for operations and maintenance

Fast implementation and quick ROI?

Another point in favor of the cloud. Implementation times of just a few weeks – in some cases as little as one week – are realistic.
This means: faster productivity, faster measurable return on investment.

Failsafe reliability in an emergency

A power outage in your own server room can be existentially critical for SMEs. Cloud data centers, by contrast, are:

• multiply secured
• redundantly designed
• switchable across locations in an emergency

A backup data center within your own company? Unrealistic for most SMEs.

Important: Not everything labeled cloud is actually cloud

Many solutions are referred to as cloud but are technically only outsourced on-premise systems. We will cover this in detail in a separate LinkedIn post.

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Conclusion

If your goals are:

• reduced IT effort
• predictable costs
• fast implementation
• high failsafe reliability

then a true cloud logistics software solution should be an integral part of your software evaluation. The COGLAS WEB WMS fully meets these criteria.

P.S.: Did you already know that the COGLAS WEB WMS has been awarded "Best Rated WMS"?