The recent pandemic has changed the way we work and has forced millions of people to work from home. This shift has brought an unprecedented need for businesses to collaborate virtually. Miro, an online workspace for innovation, was on the front line of this change and quickly grew from 5 million users in May 2020 to 10 million in November 2020. Thanks to AWS, Miro has been able to handle this hyper-growth and serve over 50 million users today.

Craft.io is continually adding more workflow capabilities to our end-to-end product management platform. Recently, for example, we announced Craft.io integrations for design tools Figma, Adobe XD, and InVision. And now, you’ll find even more visual collaboration tools integrated into your Craft.io workspace — specifically Miro and the wireframing and prototyping app Axure.

Lately, on-premise solutions are experiencing an upsurge. Although many companies choose cloud computing for its convenience and scalability, organizations prioritizing airtight security, complete control, and privacy prefer leveraging on-premise solutions. On-prem deployment has many unique benefits businesses can capitalize on, such as in-house storage of data and software, lower network bandwidth cost, easier compliance, and more.

Like it or not, cloud services have entered our lives. Kids play online, adults upload photos to the cloud, IT professionals create sophisticated software, and big businesses like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have long relied on big data centers. The only question left is which is better: self-hosted software or the one in the cloud. On the one hand, a self-hosted server gives you complete control, but on the other hand, the maintenance costs are much higher compared to computing in the cloud.

Microsoft had its corporate earnings call yesterday and posted weaker guidance. But guess what? Several hours later, the tech giant was hit by a networking outage that took down Azure and other services like Teams and Outlook, affecting millions of users globally.

Software as a service (SaaS) and cloud-based tools have become critical for companies to stay competitive and agile. Modern Saas tools, like Salesforce, have become crucial for companies to collaborate efficiently. Public cloud providers have made it easy for businesses to use these tools. However, this shift to the cloud has led to some serious cybersecurity challenges. The data security parameters have shifted from traditional, on-premise security to cloud-first.

Migrating to the Cloud has been proven to improve productivity, and has enabled even the smallest business to become truly global. And yet, there are still organisations that haven’t gone all-in, relying on legacy hardware and software to get critical work done. The problem is – it won’t be long until in-house server rooms and legacy software are all but dead. Hardware becomes obsolete fast, and maintaining even the simplest server setup is expensive.