The cloud refers to software and services that run on the Internet instead of on a server at Southeastern. Most cloud services can be accessed through a Web browser like Safari or Google Chrome, or even a mobile app. If you’ve ever streamed a movie on Netflix, accessed email on your phone, ordered something from Amazon or retrieved a file from Google Drive, you’ve accessed information from the cloud.
Cloud-based systems give us access to real-time data and are easier to update and support. Workday pushes out new functionality and fixes to its clients twice annually, so we’ll always be operating on the latest version of the system.