Your Questions Answered: Etrieve in the Cloud

Softdocs Training Options | One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Robert Gunning

January 4, 2018

Here at Softdocs, we work with a wide variety of both higher education institutions and K-12 school districts. Our customers’ needs vary greatly, and we recognize that when assembling deployment packages. Budgets, business needs, resources and size are all factors that come into play when institutions are deciding...

Softdocs Cloud Series | Cost

Hannah Goodwin

December 8, 2017

There are many misconceptions around the cost differences between cloud and on-prem deployments. Much of this ranges from the idea that an institution owns an on-premises solution once their initial investment is made. Seeing that cloud-based solutions are subscription-based, this can appear to cost more long-term...

Softdocs Cloud Series | Access

Hannah Goodwin

December 7, 2017

The thought of moving from a traditional on-premises software application to a cloud-based solution can feel as if your team is losing some accessibility with the switch. On-prem deployments require IT to install the software, manage the database, handle backups and more. The management of the system is in their...

Softdocs Cloud Series | Job Security

Hannah Goodwin

December 6, 2017

One of the biggest challenges institutions face when trying to manage technology implementations is how to best utilize resources. With so many different types of technologies including ERPs and ECM platforms, it can be overwhelming for IT to not only oversee the regular maintenance of these applications but also...

Softdocs Cloud Series | Security

Hannah Goodwin

December 5, 2017

With cloud services, people are often worried if their data is secure. After all, the idea of the cloud is largely abstract. With the amount of sensitive data an educational institution holds, it is certainly justified to want to understand what measures are put in place to protect it.

Serve – For More Than Just Printing

Hannah Goodwin

November 30, 2017

For almost 20 years, Softdocs has been developing enterprise content management solutions. One of those first software applications was a Print Customization & Delivery tool, Serve. While the solution itself has evolved over the years, the value that it provides institutions remains quite impressive.

Although...

Seven Things We Are Thankful For From 2017

Hannah Goodwin

November 22, 2017

With Thanksgiving being tomorrow, we wanted to take some time to reflect on 2017 and share some of the things we are grateful for as a company. In the fast-paced world of the software industry, our days are full of meetings with prospective customers, handling implementations and managing our roadmap, that we don’t...

Team Spotlight: Migrations

Jennifer Wilson

October 27, 2017

The needs of higher education institutions and K-12 school districts have evolved significantly since 1998 when Softdocs first got its start in the software industry. The goals of these institutions used to revolve around this idea of eliminating paper by creating electronic student and employee records. The mass...