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Two of the biggest is privacy and the lack of ability to touch ones own data or even given up the security of their data to a 3rd party company.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The best advice I can give a customer is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trust the process, but trust goes two ways<\/li>\n<li>Ask lots of questions<\/li>\n<li>Review the security protocols<\/li>\n<li>Embrace change, you will get updates quicker<\/li>\n<li>Join the user groups and be involved<\/li>\n<li>Express concerns, needs and desires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a long time without a post. It is not because I did not want to, but I have been very busy converting applications from windows to web. SaaS is the new buzz word with many companies and has many pros and cons. 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