UNLOCK THE POWER OF THE CROWN CLOUD

Your workforce is your biggest cost.

Maximising their performance is the energy that drives your business forward. Effective workforce management massively improves productivity, satisfaction and, therefore, profit and success. The return on investment can be astronomical.

Crown has a long track record of providing transformational workforce management products to companies around the world. Now, we are at the forefront of the next major shift in the workforce management landscape.

The Cloud has opened up a whole new vista of opportunities in workforce management. By reading this, you are already at a competitive advantage: you are in the vanguard of a new approach that will become the only viable approach for organisations serious about maximising their investment in the workforce.

CROWN CLOUD

The Cloud is essentially massive computing capacity that you can access over the internet. The benefits are enormous, with all computing services such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software and more all accessible via the internet without you having to keep the IT infrastructure. This often means you can massively reduce both capital and ongoing IT costs, as well as having an IT flexibility you never imagined before.

Through the Cloud, workforce management is no longer an add-on for your business but an integral part of it. It enables growth and agility, responding to the changing needs of your business from hour to hour, day to day, season to season and location to location.

HOW IS THE CLOUD USED IN WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT?

Every day over 400,000 people use a Crown workforce management system. Among the medium-to-large organisations, both public and private sector, using Crown are: BAE Systems, Royal Mail, Unilever, Greater Manchester Police and many local authorities.

Our software streamlines every aspect of workforce management encompassing HR, time and attendance, workforce scheduling, activity management and workforce analytics. It is designed to help you transform your organisation, improving efficiency, productivity, service and employee engagement, as well as minimising risks and reducing costs.

ABOUT CROWN REASONSTO HARNESS THE POWER OF CROWN CLOUD5

1. EASY AND IMMEDIATE ACCESS You tell us you don’t have time for you or your workforce to be distracted by tech challenges. We understand that. With Crown Cloud, you won’t be. You get immediate access to workforce management functionality on tap whenever and wherever you want. Need to change your capacity? Done. Need different capabilities for different parts of the business? Fine. Had enough of managing a huge IT infrastructure to cope with your workforce management? We know. Working in the cloud removes the need for all that infrastructure and once you’re up and running, we’ll manage it for you.

2. SIMPLICITY – AVAILABLE WHEN YOU NEED IT By taking your workforce management to the Cloud, you remove the need for much of your cumbersome IT infrastructure (and the Capex costs that come with it). If you want extra capacity, it’s simply there at the click of a mouse. Keep it as long as you need it, switch it off when you don’t. No extra expense. No wasted capacity. No unpredictability. With the Cloud, you replace ‘just in case’ with ‘just in time’. It’s a real game changer and by joining us, you can be in at the very start.

3. SECURITY IS ASSURED We know security is probably one of your biggest worries but in reality, your data will never be safer. Whether in transit or at rest, your data is protected by encryption, is subject to constant verification and is constantly backed up and automatically copied - and can be kept at two different physical locations for extra security. The days of one disaster in your server room wiping everything out are gone, as are the days of easy access for hackers or accidental information leakage. The levels of security and encryption through Microsoft are truly exceptional. Whatever security you have on your workforce management IT on-premise, this will be better, you can rest assured.

4. TRANSPARENT AND VERIFIABLE One of the great things about Crown WFM Cloud is its transparency. Unlike other “SaaS” offerings, you can actually see what it runs on, how it works, and how your system is secured. You don’t have to take our word for it, the underlying systems that power the Crown WFM Cloud are indeed constantly monitored, reviewed, and vetted by independent experts and regulators. Let us show you around.

5. OPENING UP FRESH OPPORTUNITIES And it is not just about today’s needs. When new opportunities come along, you need to be ready and nimble to stay ahead. We’ll help you achieve that agility. There is no need to be shackled by large capital-intensive IT that goes obsolete by the day, and demands on security. With the Crown WFM Cloud, you can turn up capacity easily when you need it, for as long as you need it for the new opportunities. And if those opportunities require swift integration of business units, different locations, differing needs, the Cloud’s adaptability is perfect. On top of that, reduced operational risk and almost zero capital investment means that innovative approaches or new opportunities can be trialled at very little risk and minimal expense.

Crown Computing Limited

Amber Close, Tamworth Business Park,

Amington, Tamworth,

Staffordshire, B77 4RP, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1827 309800

Email: info@crowncomputing.co.uk

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