Cloud Payroll Systems

Tracing its history back to Application Service Providers (ASPs), cloud payroll systems have undergone terminology transition to get to where we know them today. At times referenced as "on-demand", "hosted", and SaaS, cloud computing has seen explosive growth over the past decade, culminating in a media and vendor frenzy that has both intrigued and confused buyers of payroll technologies. Encompassing the ideas of subscription pricing models, web delivery, and multi-tenancy, cloud payroll applications offer tangible benefits for the right organization. Here we provide the tools and content to evaluate those benefits

Payroll Cloud & SaaS

Cloud payroll applications are marked by a number of attributes—such as browser access, subscription pricing and dynamic scalability. These facets separate cloud computing from other options and support rapid implementation, on-demand scalability of the payroll software up or down, and consistent costs—which in many cases also results in a lower total cost-of-ownership (TCO).

Featured Payroll Software Articles

	SaaS Payroll Readies for Market Domination
	New funding and announcements from the cloud payroll vendors of CloudPay and ZenPayroll, are proving that SaaS technologies in this market are finally beginning to show some serious movement. This post focuses on what the substantive aspects of these announcements are and covers what we think prospective payroll software buyers should be most keenly aware of.

	Cloud Payroll: Finding the Right Fit from Potential Providers
	Whether you’re moving your payroll solution to the Cloud, or simply looking to to change vendor or deployment options, the selection process should cover certain SaaS-specific issues in order to establish credentials and prove that the vendor is on solid SaaS footing. And while these run the gamut, the following 3 issues are far and away what need to be reviewed.

	Understanding the Pitfalls and Potential of Cloud Payroll
	As the cloud has become a mainstream deployment model in the business technology landscape, its application to the payroll function has grown accordingly. With an ever-increasing number of providers to choose from though, the organization considering payroll in the cloud must carefully balance the risks and rewards to reach an informed decision.

	Global Payroll Integration in the Cloud
	Until recently, technological limitations have remained a barrier to globally-coordinated payroll in all but the larger multinational organizations. Increasingly though, cloud payroll deployments are being leveraged to provide cheaper, more flexible integration of multiple sources of payroll information. Here, we outline the key issues of that SaaS payroll integration strategy.

	SaaS Payroll Vendor Challenges
	Sometimes, when a payroll software buyer is looking to understand the vendor landscape it can help to see things from a different perspective. This article draws on a survey of SaaS payroll vendors that analyzes their points of risk and offers recommendations for longer-term stability – an interesting insight for any potential payroll software buyer, cloud or otherwise.

	Understanding the SaaS Payroll Bandwagon
	SaaS payroll software is a growing market and offers some tempting features such as increased configurability, comparatively low cost, and a quicker time to value. However, the SaaS market is still young and contains some specific challenges for developers. As such, organizations looking to purchase payroll software must understand these challenges prior to selection.

	Payroll Data Security in the Cloud
	Far more than a passing fad, the payroll software in the cloud trend continues to change the way businesses handle their software requirements. Payroll software is no different with increasing SaaS options. Unfortunately, the perceived security issues that revolve around cloud software can be a barrier to wider adoption. Ernst & Young’s annual information security report sheds some light on the real issues.