Cloud

Background and Definitions Cloud technologies are currently being hyped and advocated by all software vendors. Almost every ERP, virtualization, infrastructure, and application vendor says that their software takes advantage of the cloud. The cloud has become synonymous with successful, modern, well developed software. As companies promote the cloud, the differences between a SaaS offering, web-based...
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At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner conference, I asked several folks to participate in an informal one-question survey. The question was “What is an ERP system?” All of the Microsoft partners I spoke with were well versed in software and know their specific area of expertise. Many used acronyms such as LMS and RMS without thinking...
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The recent Intuit outage (reported by Mark Hachman in PC Magazine) has raised some skepticism about the viability and future of cloud-based software and services. Coming off the heels of NetSuite’s outage in April and the recent Sage outage, it got us thinking more about what enterprises fundamentally need to do to keep their...
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Warning: customers care about results, not about infrastructure. The focus of this article will be on how different infrastructures can influence customer results. What is a multi-tenant architecture Journalists and marketers are proclaiming that multi-tenant cloud architectures are the wave of the future. Let’s start by trying to define multi-tenant SaaS. Wikipedia sums it up nicely by...
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Overview:In a previous post, we described the differences between SaaS and hosted applications. In this article, we explain how cloud technology can be used to improve hosting options and deliver a strong SaaS environment. Cloud Infrastructure and it’s impact on Hosting and SaaS Cloud technology enables SaaS and powerful new forms of hosting that can...
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Many vendors are moving their applications to the cloud to capitalize on press opportunities. Recent announcements from EMC, Lawson, and Epicor repeat the same message – don’t upgrade your application, upgrade your infrastructure. At ERP Cloud News, we believe that you need to upgrade your application to take full advantage of all the benefits...
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The real benefits of cloud are being squelched by ERP SaaS providers who offer services with per-user fees. The cloud is supposed to provide for limitless users, but most vendors are pocketing the benefits of the cloud and passing costs to customers though per user fees. Three Common Limitations of User-Based Fees Limit 1: Manual Processes The...
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Panorama Consulting recently published 2 statistics about ERP implementations that were worth repeating. The entire Panorama article, How Much Can You Afford to Lose With Your ERP Implementation is worth a read. ERP Statistics from Panorama Consulting Average annual cost for on-premise ERP: $6.2 million - software licenses, hardware, services, and annual maintenance Average benefits realization: 37.2% - percent...
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