Cloud-based ILS -- Thank you

[Thomas Edelblute]

We did a cost analysis between keeping moving our services to the SirsiDynix cloud vs. purchasing a new SUN server to run our Horizon ILS system.  In our case the cloud solution was over $100,000 while the new server was only $25,000.  Now for a true cost analysis you would want to figure in my time managing the system and all related expenses.

On the other hand, USC moved to the cloud because it was less expensive for them to pay SirsiDynix to manage the system vs paying their campus IT for managing the system.

The bottom line is that each institution needs to look at their own cost benefit analysis for their systems and see what makes sense with them.

Thomas Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Lbirary

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From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 7:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Cloud-based ILS -- Thank you

There is a school of thought which believes that the time to bury the local ILS server was a few days (okay, years) after it was born. I have yet to hear a really good reason tor the continued existence of local servers, beyond the continued employment of the folks - and a lot of them - who sell them and keep them running.

This is not to say that I am absolutely convinced that one ILS to rule them all is the best idea, either.

Thanks,

Cary

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Morgan A. Brynnan <mbrynnan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who wrote me off-list and on-list about cloud-based
> "ILS"!
>
> Not to promote any company's services, or "advertise" but I see that
> at least two companies are offering or are working on cloud-based
> systems to replace local ILS servers, cataloging, federated search, and proxies.
>
> I wonder if this may well be the future of  the ILS - shared community
> knowledge, open development of APIs and shared cataloging to the next
> degree. I'm a complete cynic, and if it sounds too good to be true, it
> probably is...,right?
>
> I ask because it is a huge step to discard the old ILS servers and put
> all our eggs in one vendor basket. I've never had the opportunity
> before to participate in choosing a new ILS or making a decision as
> big as this, and I'd hate to make a wrong decision for our library.
>
> Are others also in the "wait and see" mode, or does moving to
> cloud-based shared systems seem inevitable? Is it really time to bury
> the old local ILS server?
>
> Kind regards to all.
>
> Morgan Brynnan, MLIS
>
> mbrynnan at gmail.com
>
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Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
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