Ascender finds control and scalability in hybrid cloud with CCL’s CloudCreator

Thanks to the cloud, software companies, like Ascender, can package their applications as services and make them available to anyone with a browser and internet connection. If only it were that simple.

Complex technology and security must work perfectly in the background – in that mysterious place called the ‘cloud’ – for application providers to deliver a slick customer experience.

Meeting rising demand for cloud-based services, HR and payroll specialist Ascender went to market for a partner to provide the cloud launch-pad for their payroll services. Chief among their concerns was control and security. With large clients in both government and private sectors, Ascender required a cloud platform that could scale as client payroll numbers fluctuated, and keep client data safe using systems that satisfied the Department of Internal Affairs.