The publisher benchmarked various public cloud offerings, but the services and support offered by Google Cloud convinced it to opt for this platform. "In addition to the high performance and robustness of the infrastructure, it was the combination of managed services, such as Google Cloud SQL, enhanced security with strict SLAs (service-level agreements), and the technical support offered by Google Cloud that won us over," indicates Loïc Salvi. "More than a technology provider, we were looking for a partner that would join us to commit to availability, replication, backups, encryption, and so on. These guarantees provided by Google Cloud played a crucial role in our decision because, as a SaaS solution provider in a very competitive market, we cannot afford to have anything go wrong. This is especially true since the slightest interruption in service can cause significant financial losses for our customers."

The company intends to capitalize on the SaaS mode setup with Google Cloud to consolidate its leading position and support its growth, particularly in terms of recurring revenue and penetration of new markets. "This is especially the case since the integration of Reflex into the Google Cloud Marketplace is another strength of this partnership," says Loïc Salvi. "We have increased our visibility and the attractiveness of our solution by expanding our audience to all Google Cloud customers, which also translates into a simplified and therefore less expensive process for acquiring new customers."

Key for the future development of Hardis Group's logistics solutions publishing business, the Reflex SaaS offering on Google Cloud also results in immediate benefits. In fact, the company is now able to support its customers with their international expansion without compromising on performance and security: thanks to Google Cloud's global infrastructure, Reflex can now be deployed quickly and efficiently in different markets, with encrypted and automated deployments, thereby significantly reducing implementation lead times.

In terms of profitability, this new offering should also allow Hardis Group to control its costs, both in terms of database licenses and also in terms of managing peak loads during periods such as Black Friday or Christmas: thanks to automatically managed scalability, the company can adjust resource consumption as precisely as possible.