Switch to the cloud now: SaaS Learning Management System

If you are looking for e-learning solutions for companies, you will sooner or later come across the term SaaS Learning Management System. In this article, we explain what lies behind the term and what advantages it brings you to work with this system.

• What is a SaaS Learning Management System?
• What is the alternative to a SaaS Learning Management System?
• What are the advantages of a cloud-based SaaS LMS?

What is a SaaS Learning Management System?

SaaS stands for "software as a service". Your LMS is cloud-based, i.e. the learning management system is not located on your company's own computers, but is stored in a cloud. First big advantage: Employees log into the LMS via the URL – regardless of whether they are at home, on the road, or in the office. Furthermore, access is independent of the device, so that mobile learning is also supported.

What is the alternative to a SaaS Learning Management System?

If you want to do without a SaaS Learning Management System, you are probably using a hosted LMS. This means: The learning management system is implemented centrally in the company. All data and access are managed centrally and internally, which of course allows for the greatest possible control. But:

• Responsibility: Those who rely on a hosted LMS take on all responsibilities for the functions, data protection, and data security.
• Costs: Such an individual LMS must be developed. This is associated with considerable costs. In addition, further costs for maintenance and further development must be planned for.
• Staffing: It requires people who maintain the LMS, ensure data security, and also develop it further. In most cases, at least one additional position must be created for this.

What are the advantages of a cloud-based SaaS LMS?

Now let's come to the most important advantages of a cloud-based SaaS Learning Management System.

• Lower costs: Since a SaaS Learning Management System does not have to be individually developed for a company, the costs are manageable. Most SaaS LMS can be tested via a trial subscription. If a subscription is taken out, the monthly or annual costs are easily calculable, so that the risk is minimal.
• No setup and maintenance: The responsibility for technical development, provision, and maintenance is "a service", which means: The LMS provider takes over all these tasks.
• Location and time independence: While a hosted LMS is only accessible within the internal company network, a cloud-based SaaS Learning Management System can be used from anywhere. This is particularly an advantage in companies that work a lot in sales and field service and have a high home office quota.
• Scaling and configuration: One argument that representatives of hosted LMS repeatedly bring up is configuration. Sure: Those who have their own LMS developed can incorporate all their wishes and needs into the planning. But: Cloud-based SaaS Learning Management Systems can also be easily adapted to a company's corporate identity. Colors, fonts, and logos can be set individually so that employees feel immediately accepted.
• Data security: Companies can also delegate this important task with a cloud-based SaaS Learning Management System. Providers of cloud-based LMS place great value on GDPR-compliant implementation and technology so that sensitive customer data remains protected as well as possible. If you choose a trustworthy provider of a SaaS Learning Management System, you can calmly delegate this important aspect of cloud-based working.

Our cloud-based keelearning LMS is ISO/IEC 27001 certified. In addition, it is hosted in Germany and the EU and is software Made in Germany. Do you want to get to know the SaaS Learning Management System and learn how it can take learning in your organization to the next level? Then please feel free to make an appointment.