5 Things Your Credit Union Staff Will Love About the Cloud
It’s easy to get caught up in the technology side of cloud implementations and overlook the impact it has on your staff. One of the most frequent questions we receive regarding cloud implementations is about staff reaction. Because we all know – if your end user isn’t happy, ain’t no one going to be happy. If you could care less about the staff reaction (good or bad) and are rolling out new technologies without a second thought – then this post isn’t for you. But if you want to hear what other credit unions are saying, we’ve polled a few of our credit union cloud clients just for you!
1. Same Desktop Wherever I Go
Credit union employees, especially branch personnel move around a lot. Employee absences, vacations, promotions all create an environment where personnel need to be able to perform their job regardless of the physical location. Cloud technology does just that. You’re no longer tied to roaming profiles and changes to servers. Login to your cloud and start servicing the members right away. Now that’s powerful!
2. My Data Follows Me Wherever I Go
This may seem obvious but cloud storage can mean the difference between having the right document at the right time and completely losing your data. Desktops (hard drives) fail – maybe not as often as they used to but they do. When your staff uses cloud services, all of their documents are in a hosted storage facility. The manager that drafted the memo on new safety procedures on Monday at the XYZ branch can easily access the data on Tuesday from the ABC branch. Transparency of access builds trust in knowing the data is “always going to be there”.
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