Windowmaker sets out cloud strategy

Windowmaker Software Chief Technology Officer, Alok Tayal, outlines the company’s move toward a cloud-native platform and what it means for fabricators across the industry.

Windowmaker Software, an independent software company dedicated exclusively to the window and door industry, has shared its strategic direction as the company moves toward a cloud-native platform.

In this article, Chief Technology Officer Alok Tayal sets out what the transition means in practice for fabricators and manufacturers, both existing customers and those evaluating their software options.

The move to cloud-native infrastructure is not a rebranding exercise, nor the launch of a new product. It is a structural change in how Windowmaker is built and delivered, one that Tayal says will allow the company to respond more readily to what the industry needs and to release improvements on a continuous basis rather than in scheduled annual updates.

Alok said: “This is not a story about Windowmaker reinventing itself. Our customers have built successful businesses on this software, and that does not change. What is changing is how we deliver it, and that opens up capabilities that were not previously possible. For those who are not yet customers, I want to explain what we are building and why it is worth serious consideration.”

Reduced switching burden for fabricators

One of the most significant practical benefits of cloud delivery, according to Tayal, is the change it brings to the software switching process. Historically, moving to a new platform meant months of planning, significant IT involvement, and a fixed implementation date that carried substantial operational risk.

With a cloud-based platform, fabricators can run Windowmaker in parallel with their existing systems, adopt it incrementally, and complete the transition on their own timeline. Tayal notes that most manufacturers are operational within weeks.

A shift from features to business outcomes

The strategic direction also reflects a broader shift in how Windowmaker approaches product development. Tayal describes a move away from measuring software by feature count or configuration depth, toward evaluating it by whether it measurably improves business performance for the fabricators using it.

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