IFS Brings Mobile Workforce Scheduling to the Cloud

Keywords: Cloud-Based, Cost-Efficient, Smartphone, Windows Azure, On-Demand.

IFS announces the launch of IFS 360 Scheduling, the workforce optimization toolset, in the Windows Azure cloud. The new deployment option provides customer benefits such as quick implementation and flexible, on-demand scale-out to handle workload peaks. The new cloud offering is another step in IFS's strategy for cloud computing, enabling IFS customers to extend their options with cloud-based applications.

One benefit of running IFS 360 Scheduling in the Windows Azure cloud is the speed of implementation—customers can deploy a production-quality environment in less than one hour. By outsourcing the maintenance of servers and software, companies enjoy reliable and hassle-free use while focusing exclusively on their business.

Rather than expanding its own data centers, IFS has chosen to run the IFS 360 Scheduling cloud offering on Windows Azure. This strategy reaffirms IFS's commitment to recognized state-of-the-art standards and technologies and provides a cost-efficient platform for innovative business solutions, as recently also evidenced by the smartphone apps series IFS Touch Apps.

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