Making the leap into the Cloud: one HRD's story

Stepping into the world of 'cloud computing' sounds strange and scary to many but actually it's not that big a leap. All 'cloud' means, essentially, is 'web-based'. So if you've used Facebook, Hotmail, GMail or perhaps an online jobs board, you are already operating in 'the Cloud' - maybe without even knowing it. So where does moving HR software into the Cloud become different? One HR director, Ciara Hassan of Landmark Group, a hotel business, explained how she made the change.

Working across multiple sites, she needed to deploy something which worked for the group. She said: "My search for business transformation software was more centred around simplicity, ease of use and deployment across three sites and good value for money."