At Microsoft Convergence last week, there was a lot of talk about ERP and the Cloud. Just See the report provided by Rick Whiting in Channel Web or the report done by Brian Sommer on ZDnet. At this point, if you don’t believe that the cloud is a force to be reckoned with, it’s...
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The recent outage at NetSuite reported by CRN includes a quote from Steve Jones, CEO of Explore Consulting (a NetSuite advocate), “occasional minor outages are just part of the reality of cloud computing today.” This comment got us thinking, “What are the SLAs offered by some cloud providers?” Keeping your ERP Application Running Make...
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The New Directive for Nonprofits and Government Contractors “Starting October 1, 2010, government agencies will start enforcing a new President’s directive signed this month on April 9th, requiring sub-award reporting pursuant to P.L. 109-282 the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. This is a direct result of continuing efforts to achieve higher levels of...
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SaaS has gained significant traction in the area of CRM, but customers have been hesitant to deploy ERP applications on the cloud. ERP Cloud News has discussed several possibilities for this including lack of customization capabilities and fear of exposing financial data. Recently, we spotted a discussion on Dennis Howlett’s blog where he reports...
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A recent article in the Financial Times, Private cloud reporting for duty, by Aydin Kurt-Elli makes several interesting points regarding cloud computing. (A) Scalability and costs favor public clouds – or at least application outsourcing (B) Compliance laws mean that companies are hesitant to adopt public clouds (C) Private clouds address issues of A...
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ERP software vendors have taken the battle to the clouds. As analysts talk about the cloud and businesses embrace the cloud, vendors have deployed their armies and marketing dollars to the cloud. This article will document some past battles and document some new ones. NetSuite versus Microsoft The battle of words between NetSuite and...
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