In the white paper, Law Firm Management in the Cloud, Mr. Andrew Adkins III explains the Cloud in great detail. Below, we have included an excerpt in which he reminds us how simpler can often be better.
User-Friendly Interface
Most traditional client-server applications have been on the
market for years and have gone through many revisions to meet the demanding needs
of a growing list of law firm customers. There tends to be a wide range of software
features, but sometimes at the cost of added complexity which may be
overwhelming for new application users. On the other hand, most cloud-based applications
have been built from the ground up using newer web-based technologies. As a
result, they may have a more intuitive user interface, but may also have a more limited set of features and functions compared
to the traditional client-server application. With the complexity of all those
additional features and functions of a traditional client-server system (many
of which a law firm may not ever use), is a simpler system really a
disadvantage?
