The operational savings alone from shutting down its legacy solution basically meant the new systems paid for themselves.
More than once, we paid for the first year's subscription, implementation and training fees and the rest of the cost of conversion for less than we would have spent on maintenance and support services on the legacy solution.
Without developers, Oracle's cloud play will become limited to a traditional base of customers who have a heavy dependence on legacy solutions and are committed to integrating Oracle-engineered systems.
Vanessa Thompson, research director at IDC says this is a logical replacement for some legacy solutions and it comes at an opportune time.
Additionally, within the last 12 months, Dropbox has also dipped into the M&A waters by acquiring Snapjoy, buying Audiogalaxy, and most recently, scooping up Mailbox, to help accelerate this transformation, as consumers' shift in using devices (especially mobile) presents a rare opportunity to bypass legacy solutions.
The scope of IoT is far too complex for a traditional security teams to manage with legacy solutions.
Microsoft's legacy solutions, of course, remain a staple in government offices, but as more and more agencies want to move their productivity and collaboration services to the cloud, Microsoft is running the risk of losing out in this lucrative market.
Even if an organization runs on hard-to-adapt legacy solutions, it's dangerous to make decisions based on supporting that legacy environment.
But small businesses can't afford some of these legacy solutions and are looking for a simpler, easy to use product in the cloud.
In contrast, ADP requires technical knowledge that calls for a level of training that is not uncommon with legacy solutions.
