Cloud-based CMS: Is It Ripe or Just Hype?

Enterprise applications delivered from the cloud have become a hot talking point in the tech industry recently. Fueled by an increasing focus on cost cutting, ease of use, scalability and faster time to market, cloud applications are being discussed in detail at various seminars and industry conferences. Taking a cue from these market indicators, most major enterprise application vendors have already started offering their applications via the cloud. Any enterprise application you name, including database, ERP, CRM, etc., is already being offered, in some form, through a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) or cloud-based model. A Content Management System (CMS) is no exception as we have begun to see the arrival of plenty of CMS applications delivered from the cloud. However, do these cloud-based CMS applications really bring a new paradigm for managing your content? Or, is it just old wine in a new bottle with all the associated industry pain points still present? (more…)

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